Guidestone is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Guidestone.
Guidestone
- WRENN ID
- sombre-foundation-bone
- 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
- Guidestone
- Address
- Guidestone, Westside Road, Farndale West, North Yorkshire
- OS grid reference
- SE 637 980
- Coordinates
- 54.37386, -1.01948
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Guidestone. This is an early 18th century gritstone monolith, standing approximately 1.25 metres high. The south face of the stone is inscribed with the words "KIRBY" and "RODE".
Local climate
Guidestone receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% 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 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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