Mounting Block at Approximately 25 Metres East of Gear and Kerrow Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1988. Mounting block.
Mounting Block at Approximately 25 Metres East of Gear and Kerrow Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1988
- Type
- Mounting block
- OS grid reference
- SW 578 344
- Coordinates
- 50.16011, -5.39135
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The mounting block, known locally as a hipping stock, is located approximately 25 metres east of Gear and Kerrow Farmhouse. It was likely built in the 19th century and is constructed from granite rubble, featuring roughly-hewn granite steps. The block has a rectangular plan and consists of a flight of four steps leading to a small landing. It is positioned against a stone-faced retaining wall that fronts the garden of the farmhouse.
Local climate
Mounting Block at Approximately 25 Metres East of Gear and Kerrow Farmhouse receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 4 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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