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
kindled-stronghold-azure
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, Blakey Road, Farndale East, North Yorkshire
OS grid reference
SE 693 925
Coordinates
54.3239, -0.93503
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Guidestone is a monument dating from around 1720, made of sandstone. It is a roughly rectangular monolith that stands approximately 1.56 meters high.

The west face features the inscription "ROAD TO KIRB YMOOR SIDE R.B" along with a pointing hand and some indecipherable text. The north face has the inscription "ROAD TO GIS BRO UGH" with a pointing hand. The east face reads "ROAD TO: PIC KRIN:O/R: MAL TON:" also accompanied by a pointing hand. The south face simply has the letters "RW".

Local climate

Guidestone 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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