Milestone at Byrness is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1988. Milestone.

Milestone at Byrness

WRENN ID
third-foundation-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland National Park
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 January 1988
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at Byrness, A 68, Rochester
OS grid reference
NT 765 027
Coordinates
55.31839, -2.37075
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Milestone located at Byrness, dating from the early 19th century. It is made of sandstone and painted white. The milestone has a triangular shape with a rounded back and stands approximately 2 feet high. One side is inscribed with "NEWCASTLE," while the other side reads "JEDBORO 40 16 MILES MILES."

Local climate

Milestone at Byrness receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 63 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 41 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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