Direction Post at South East Corner of Stone Crossroads is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. Direction post.
Direction Post at South East Corner of Stone Crossroads
- WRENN ID
- roaming-lintel-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 November 1986
- Type
- Direction post
- Address
- Direction Post at South East Corner of Stone Crossroads, Buckland in the Moor, Teignbridge
- OS grid reference
- SX 719 745
- Coordinates
- 50.55667, -3.80908
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The direction post located at the south-east corner of Stone crossroads in Buckland-in-the-Moor dates back to 1790. It is made of granite and features a roughly shaped stone of oblong section, which is set on top of a grass-covered embankment by the roadside. The post has carved inscriptions on its broad faces facing north-east and south-west. The north-east face displays the date 1790, along with an inscription that is difficult to read but may say "NEWTON." The inscription on the south-west side likely reads "ASHBURTON." Additionally, the north-west edge has the carved letter "W," which may refer to the nearby parish of Widecombe. The south-east edge of the post is hidden by the embankment. This direction post is notable for being an unusually early example and one of the few that is dated. It was re-erected in 1963 after having been previously built into the opposite wall.
Local climate
Direction Post at South East Corner of Stone Crossroads receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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