Milestone approximately 198m East of Wheal Bal Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 2012. Milestone.

Milestone approximately 198m East of Wheal Bal Farm

WRENN ID
ghost-sentry-willow
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 385 334
Coordinates
50.14352, -5.66024
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The milestone, located approximately 198 meters east of Wheal Bal Farm, is rectangular in shape and features roughly hewn stone surfaces on its faces, with smoother carving at the corners. On the west face, there is a nearly square recessed panel that displays the number '6' in relief, which has been painted black. The remainder of the stone is painted white. At the top, there is a pyramidal cap with a flat surface.

Local climate

Milestone approximately 198m East of Wheal Bal Farm sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It averages fewer than one freeze-thaw cycle a year. 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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