Guidestone at Corner of the Causeway Approximately 7 Metres South of St Marys Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1970. Milestone.

Guidestone at Corner of the Causeway Approximately 7 Metres South of St Marys Lodge

WRENN ID
carved-ledge-soot
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1970
Type
Milestone
OS grid reference
SD 379 786
Coordinates
54.19994, -2.95229
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This guidestone, located at the corner of The Causeway approximately 7 metres south of St Marys Lodge, dates from around 1836. It is made of stone and is approximately square in shape, set into a stone wall. The top panel features raised lettering that reads: "LANCASTER/OVER SANDS 15 MILES/ULVERSTON/OVER SANDS 7 MILES". Below this, there is additional lettering that states: "GRANGE/CARK", accompanied by two pointing hands.

Local climate

Guidestone at Corner of the Causeway Approximately 7 Metres South of St Marys Lodge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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