Weather vane, Coombe Bissett

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Weather vane, Coombe Bissett

Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 18 Mar 2010

The weather vane is to be found on Drove Farm. For centuries weather vanes have kept people in touch with the elements, signalling those shifts in the wind, which bring changes in the weather. Traditionally they often had a cockerel on top of the compass, but nowadays almost any shape can be used.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.043245
Longitude
-1.847752