Milestone (Sedbergh 7) Approximately 170 Metres West of Sundial Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1984. Milestone.

Milestone (Sedbergh 7) Approximately 170 Metres West of Sundial Cottage

WRENN ID
mired-nave-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1984
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
SD 725 865
Coordinates
54.27405, -2.42305
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a milestone located approximately 170 meters west of Sundial Cottage in Dent, dating from the early to mid 19th century. It is made of dressed sandstone and is painted white. The milestone features a square plinth with chamfered corners and a semicircular shaft that is inscribed with "S / 7" and has a rounded top. This milestone is one of a series of 11 in the parish.

Local climate

Milestone (Sedbergh 7) Approximately 170 Metres West of Sundial Cottage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 64 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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