Milestone at National Grid Reference Ny 39610 61400 is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1984. Milestone.

Milestone at National Grid Reference Ny 39610 61400

WRENN ID
frozen-truss-plover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1984
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone at National Grid Reference Ny 39610 61400, Rockcliffe
OS grid reference
NY 396 610
Coordinates
54.94039, -2.94423
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This milestone, likely dating from 1793, was constructed for the Carlisle-Longtown Turnpike. It is made of whitewashed sandstone and features a cast-iron plate. The stone has a rounded top and displays a recessed circular cast plate on the front, which has raised lettering painted in black that reads "CARLISLE 3 MILES."

Local climate

Milestone at National Grid Reference Ny 39610 61400 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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