Direction Post on South East Side of Haytor Down, on North West Side of the Road About 60 Metres North East of the Turning to Haytor Vale 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 on South East Side of Haytor Down, on North West Side of the Road About 60 Metres North East of the Turning to Haytor Vale

WRENN ID
patient-gallery-spring
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
OS grid reference
SX 768 773
Coordinates
50.58301, -3.74123
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This direction post, located on the south-east side of Haytor Down and about 60 metres north-east of the turning to Haytor Vale, dates from the early 19th century. It is made of granite and has an oblong section that tapers towards the base, featuring a segmental-shaped head. The post is inscribed with directions: "TO WIDECOMBE" on the south-west side, "TO MANATON" on the north-west side, "TO BOVEY" on the north-east side, and "TO ASHBURTON" on the south-east side. The letters are highlighted in black paint.

Local climate

Direction Post on South East Side of Haytor Down, on North West Side of the Road About 60 Metres North East of the Turning to Haytor Vale receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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