Weets Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 1989. Boundary stone.
Weets Cross
- WRENN ID
- scarred-barrel-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 1989
- Type
- Boundary stone
- Address
- Weets Cross, Malham, North Yorkshire
- OS grid reference
- SD 925 632
- Coordinates
- 54.06477, -2.11581
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Weets Cross is a boundary stone dating from the medieval period, which was restored in the mid-20th century for the Fountains Abbey estates. It is made of gritstone, with a base measuring approximately 40 by 80 centimeters and standing 50 centimeters high. The shaft rises about 1.5 meters tall, set into a square socket at the top and secured with concrete. Although there is no visible inscription, the upper 80 centimeters of the southwest face features six notches on either edge. This stone is located at the junction of five townships and served as both a boundary marker and a way marker between the Malham Moor sheep pasture and the route to Fountains Abbey. In 1947, the base was incorporated into the south side of the Weets Gate wall, but it was moved to its current position in 1955. The shaft may be a replacement, as it shows significant weathering.
Local climate
Weets Cross sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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