Milestone at Sw702347 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1988. Milestone.

Milestone at Sw702347

WRENN ID
gentle-cloister-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1988
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Sw702347, Wendron
OS grid reference
SW 701 347
Coordinates
50.16799, -5.21969
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, dating from the early 19th century, is a painted granite monolith with a triangular head and a rectangular plan. It features an incised inscription on the front, which includes an old Ordnance Survey bench mark. The inscription reads: "HELSTON 6 CARN MENELLIS ½ REDRUTH 4."

Local climate

Milestone at Sw702347 receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% 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 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% 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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