Milestone approximately 135m SE of The Firs is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 2012. Milestone.

Milestone approximately 135m SE of The Firs

WRENN ID
last-lantern-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 January 2012
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
SW 416 280
Coordinates
50.09604, -5.61341
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The milestone, located approximately 135 meters southeast of The Firs, dates from the first half of the 18th century and is made of stone. It has a rectangular shape, stands about 0.9 meters high, and features a pyramidal top. The milestone is inscribed with the numeral "1" in relief within a recessed rectangular panel. The stone is painted white, with the numeral highlighted in black paint. It is partially embedded in the base of a Cornish hedge.

Local climate

Milestone approximately 135m SE of The Firs 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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