Milestone Circa A Quarter of A Mile West of Holling Hill is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1987. Milestone.
Milestone Circa A Quarter of A Mile West of Holling Hill
- WRENN ID
- tilted-wall-thyme
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland National Park
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1987
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone Circa A Quarter of A Mile West of Holling Hill, B6342, Hollinghill
- OS grid reference
- NZ 063 968
- Coordinates
- 55.26558, -1.90105
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located about a quarter of a mile west of Holling Hill, dates from the mid-18th century and is made of sandstone. It stands approximately 18 inches high and has two faces with a rounded back. One face is inscribed with "RB" for Rothbury, while the other features an "H" for Hexham. The Rothbury - Hexham Turnpike was opened around 1751.
Local climate
Milestone Circa A Quarter of A Mile West of Holling Hill receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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