Milestone approximately 98m E of Carthew Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 July 2012. Milestone.
Milestone approximately 98m E of Carthew Cottages
- WRENN ID
- proud-beam-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 July 2012
- Type
- Milestone
- OS grid reference
- SW 426 315
- Coordinates
- 50.12838, -5.60172
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This granite milestone, located approximately 98 meters east of Carthew Cottages, is a Grade II listed structure. It stands on the north side of the road between Penzance and St Just, now known as the A3071. The milestone has a rectangular shape with a truncated rectangular pyramid top and reaches just over 1 meter in height. On the south face, which faces the road, there is an inscription of the number "3" within a square, recessed panel, and the lettering is painted black.
Local climate
Milestone approximately 98m E of Carthew Cottages sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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