Pricket Thorn Stone is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Boundary stone.
Pricket Thorn Stone
- WRENN ID
- plain-lantern-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North York Moors National Park
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1987
- Type
- Boundary stone
- Address
- Pricket Thorn Stone, Blakey Road, Farndale East, North Yorkshire
- OS grid reference
- SE 694 929
- Coordinates
- 54.32781, -0.93372
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Pricket Thorn Stone is a boundary stone, likely dating from the early 18th century. It is made of sandstone and stands approximately 1.5 metres high as a pointed monolith. The west face of the stone is inscribed with the letters "T D," which represent Thomas Duncombe, the former Lord of the Manor of Helmsley.
Local climate
Pricket Thorn Stone 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 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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