Weather vane, Warnford
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Weather vane, Warnford
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 23 May 2009
Cockerels were often used as weather vanes due to a belief that the creature was feared by the Devil, and were placed at the highest point of a building.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.004718
Longitude
-1.111459