Guide Post at Sd 9979 6285 is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1989. Guide post.

Guide Post at Sd 9979 6285

WRENN ID
nether-cellar-ebony
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 post
Address
Guide Post at Sd 9979 6285, Main Street, Linton, North Yorkshire
OS grid reference
SD 997 628
Coordinates
54.06157, -2.00473
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This guide post, located on Linton Main Street, dates from the early to mid-19th century and is made of gritstone. It stands approximately 80 centimetres high and has a triangular shape with a pointed top. The left face features incised capital letters spelling "GRASSINGTON," while the right face displays the name "BURNSALL." The guide post marks a turnpike road that was established in the late 18th century, connecting Addingham with Askrigg.

Local climate

Guide Post at Sd 9979 6285 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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