Boundary Stone at Ngr 516 711 is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1987. Boundary stone.

Boundary Stone at Ngr 516 711

WRENN ID
forbidden-minaret-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1987
Type
Boundary stone
Address
Boundary Stone at Ngr 516 711, Sampford Spiney, West Devon
OS grid reference
SX 516 711
Coordinates
50.52088, -4.09436
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century boundary stone located in Horrabridge. Made of granite, it is an irregular block that stands about 80 centimetres high. The stone features deep-cut lettering on both the front and rear, with the initials "WG" and "SB" inscribed.

Local climate

Boundary Stone at Ngr 516 711 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 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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