Guide Post at Sw399241 is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1988. Guide post.

Guide Post at Sw399241

WRENN ID
winding-wicket-marsh
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Ives MP: Andrew George (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 December 1988
Type
Guide post
Address
Guide Post at Sw399241, St. Buryan, Lamorna and Paul
OS grid reference
SW 398 241
Coordinates
50.06004, -5.63619
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This guide post, located in St Buryan, dates from the early 19th century. It is made of dressed granite and has round-headed sides, with a triangular shape when viewed from above. The inscriptions on the post have become eroded over time but were repainted in the 20th century. The left side of the post reads "ST BURYAN PENZANCE," while the right side states "LAMORNA NEWLYN." Both faces of the guide post feature arrow pointers.

Local climate

Guide Post at Sw399241 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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