Milestone is a Grade II listed building in the Flintshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 16 October 1995. Milestone.

Milestone

WRENN ID
brooding-lancet-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Flintshire
Constituency
Clwyd East MP: Becky Gittins (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
16 October 1995
Type
Milestone
Address
Milestone, Cilcain
OS grid reference
SJ 183 652
Coordinates
53.17827, -3.22276
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

This milestone is made of dressed stone and has a D shape, dating from the early 19th century. On the east face, it has the inscription 'Cilcen 3 1/2 Furlongs', and on the west side, it reads 'Mold 4 miles'. During the inspection in 1995, the milestone was nearly hidden by vegetation.

Local climate

Milestone receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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