Guide Stone at SE 0095 6247 is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1989. Guide stone.

Guide Stone at SE 0095 6247

WRENN ID
still-pewter-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 June 1989
Type
Guide stone
Address
Guide Stone at SE 0095 6247, B6160, Thorpe, North Yorkshire
OS grid reference
SE 009 624
Coordinates
54.05829, -1.9872
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This guide stone, located on the south side of the B6160 in Thorpe, dates from the early to mid-19th century. It is made of gritstone and stands approximately 1 metre high, featuring a triangular shape. The left face of the stone has an inscription that reads "TO / BURNSALL / TO / LINTON / AND / KILNSEY," accompanied by two pointing hands. The right face displays the inscription "TO / THORPE / THRESHFIELD," also with two pointing hands.

Local climate

Guide Stone at SE 0095 6247 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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