Milestone at Calowe Hill is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. Milestone.

Milestone at Calowe Hill

WRENN ID
ghost-roof-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 April 1986
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Calowe Hill, Minety Road, Leigh
OS grid reference
SU 048 912
Coordinates
51.62017, -1.93184
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The milestone at Calowe Hill, located on the south side of the B4040 road, dates back to the 18th century. It is made of sarsen stone and features a diagonal section shaft that tapers towards a rounded top, which has a slight groove. The inscription, although now barely legible, reads "Cricklade 4, Malmesbury 8."

Local climate

Milestone at Calowe Hill receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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