The Houndstone is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Boundary stone.

The Houndstone

WRENN ID
unlit-bastion-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 October 1987
Type
Boundary stone
Address
The Houndstone, Thorne Lane, Brympton
OS grid reference
ST 528 174
Coordinates
50.95433, -2.67288
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Houndstone is a boundary stone, possibly from the 18th century, located on the north side of Thorne Lane in Brympton D'Evercy. It is made of Ham stone and measures approximately 350 mm wide at the base, tapering to 270 mm, with a thickness of about 300 mm and a height of 1,150 mm. The stone has a rounded top and features an OS bench mark cut into its base, which has been partially absorbed by a tree growing nearby. This stone marks the boundary between Brympton Civil Parish and Yeovil Without Civil Parish. According to local tradition, it was formerly a meeting place for the local hunt, which is reflected in its name, also used for the district to the south.

Local climate

The Houndstone receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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