Guide Post At Junction With Gipsy Lane

The guide post dates to the 1830s and was erected by Reverend John Hughes. It is a triangular stone monolith of dressed granite with a pyramidal top. The east face is inscribed with "SITHNEY" and the south face with "PENROSE / PORTHLEVEN / HELSTON." Below each name is an incised hand pointer, accompanied by an incised dividing line shaped like a squat diamond. The upper part of the stone is painted white, with the lettering in black. An Ordnance Survey benchmark is carved at the base of the east face.

The post was built in 1832, following a change in ownership of the Penrose estate to Reverend John Rogers. He initiated alterations to the manor house and estate grounds, including the construction of three guide posts to direct travelers from the Helston to Penzance turnpike road. One route led south toward the manor house, and the other north toward Sithney, possibly marking a route from his home to the local parish church. This is the middle of three such posts; the others are located at the junctions of the A394 and Gipsy Lane, and of Porthleven Lane and Squires Lane, and are also listed at Grade II.

The guide post is designated at Grade II for its architectural interest as a good example of a pre-1840 guide post, its intactness and original position, and its rarity as a guide post erected by a private landowner rather than a turnpike trust to indicate the distance to a country estate. It also has group value with the other two listed guide posts on the Penrose estate.