Boundary Stone on Blackrock Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Boundary stone.
Boundary Stone on Blackrock Bridge
- WRENN ID
- stark-lantern-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1986
- Type
- Boundary stone
- Address
- Boundary Stone on Blackrock Bridge, Hesket
- OS grid reference
- NY 479 428
- Coordinates
- 54.77757, -2.81138
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The boundary stone on Blackrock Bridge dates from the early 19th century and is made of red sandstone. It has a triangular shape with a pyramidal cap and is positioned against the inner face of the bridge. One side of the stone is inscribed with "UP. HESKET," while the other side reads "PLUMPTON."
Local climate
Boundary Stone on Blackrock Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,140 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 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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