Guidestone is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. Guidestone.

Guidestone

WRENN ID
solitary-merlon-thyme
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North York Moors National Park
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1987
Type
Guidestone
Address
Guidestone, Blakey Ridge, Rosedale West Side, North Yorkshire
OS grid reference
SE 678 998
Coordinates
54.38981, -0.95622
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Guidestone is an early 18th-century stone monument located on the west side of Blakey Ridge in Rosedale, North Yorkshire. It is a roughly rectangular monolith, standing approximately 1.2 metres high. The east face of the stone is inscribed with the words "ROSEDALE RODE" (with a spelling error in "RODE") and "NORTH."

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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