Milestone at SW 786492 NE is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1986. Milestone.

Milestone at SW 786492 NE

WRENN ID
half-flagstone-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
Truro and Falmouth MP: Jayne Kirkham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 February 1986
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at SW 786492 NE, Kenwyn
OS grid reference
SW 785 492
Coordinates
50.30149, -5.11071
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milestone from the 18th century located at SW 786492 NE. It is a tall, slender monolith made of dressed granite, square in shape with a pyramidal top. The milestone features shallow recessed panels on three sides, with the inscription on the south side facing the road remaining intact. This inscription includes the Arabic numerals 35 above the letter L, both in relief. The panels on the west and east sides have been defaced and feature recut inscriptions. The west face displays "Bodmin" over "22M" in simple incised lettering, with a remnant of the letter R for Redruth below it. The east side has a diagonal inscription reading "PENZANCE 25M" in simple incised lettering. This milestone is one of the original 18th century Turnpike Road milestones but has likely been moved, as the mileage indicated does not align correctly with the stone to the west.

Local climate

Milestone at SW 786492 NE receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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