Guide Stone Opposite Eagle Lodge Gates is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1985. Guide stone.

Guide Stone Opposite Eagle Lodge Gates

WRENN ID
sunken-footing-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1985
Type
Guide stone
Address
Guide Stone Opposite Eagle Lodge Gates, Thornton Steward
OS grid reference
SE 159 878
Coordinates
54.28639, -1.75715
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This guide stone, dated 1712, is located opposite the gates of Eagle Lodge in Thornton Steward, Danby. It is made of sandstone and has five sides, standing approximately one metre high. The front of the stone faces the Eagle gates and is inscribed with 'Ye Road To SIMON SCROOP Esqr. of Danby 1712'. The left side features the inscription 'MID-EL-HAM', while the left rear side is marked 'Ley-Burn'. The right side reads 'BED-ALL RIP-PON ROAD', and the right rear side is inscribed with 'Rich-Mond'.

Local climate

Guide Stone Opposite Eagle Lodge Gates receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% 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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