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Guide Post (At SW395276)

A Grade II Listed Building in St. Buryan, Cornwall

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Latitude: 50.0915 / 50°5'29"N

Longitude: -5.643 / 5°38'34"W

OS Eastings: 139532

OS Northings: 27621

OS Grid: SW395276

Mapcode National: GBR DXGF.L11

Mapcode Global: VH05G.4YMR

Plus Code: 9C2P39R4+HR

Entry Name: Guide Post (At SW395276)

Listing Date: 15 December 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1312322

English Heritage Legacy ID: 69652

ID on this website: 101312322

Location: Crows-an-wra, Cornwall, TR19

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: St. Buryan

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: St Buryan

Church of England Diocese: Truro

Tagged with: Milestone Fingerpost

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Description


ST BURYAN CROWS-AN-WRA
SW 32 NE
4/99 Guide post (at SW395276)
- II
GV
Guide post. C18 or early C19. Painted dressed granite monolith with integral plinth
and pyramidal cap with moulded cornice. Triangular on plan with cable carved and
ogee upper stop to chamfered front corner between the 2 inscribed sides. Incised
inscriptions with place names written as round-headed arches.
Left-hand inscription: TO
PENZANCE

MILES
TO
LANDS END

MILES
Right-hand inscription: TO
ST JUST
3
MILES
There is a hand pointer to St Just and scrolled decoration around the word Miles.
Carved by Billy Foss of Sancreed, early C19.


Listing NGR: SW3950027600

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