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Windy Post is a wayside cross situated on open moorland approximately 1.8 kilometres north of Sampford Spiney in Devon. The monument comprises a stone cross that once served as a marker on the moorland landscape, typical of medieval wayside crosses that functioned as waypoints for travellers and pilgrims crossing exposed terrain. The cross dates to the medieval period, though the precise century of its erection remains uncertain within scholarly sources. As a scheduled ancient monument, Windy Post represents an important survival of Devon's medieval infrastructure and continues to mark the moorland landscape much as it did centuries ago.
Windy Post: a wayside cross on open moorland 1.8km north of Sampford Spiney village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008927. View the official record →
Windy Post is a wayside cross situated on open moorland approximately 1.8 kilometres north of Sampford Spiney in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008927.
Windy Post: a wayside cross on open moorland 1.8km north of Sampford Spiney village is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008927.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow N of Cadworthy Wood (9.9 km), Vermin trap 520m SSW of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren (10.5 km), Pillow mound 490m south of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren (10.5 km).
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