Weather vane, Sweetwell Farm
Introduction
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Weather vane, Sweetwell Farm
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 25 Feb 2011
As long as humans have farmed the land, sailed the seas and contemplated their place in nature, the wind has played a key role in their speculations. It was interpreting the wind's changing direction that helped our ancestors predict the coming weather and survive.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.055304
Longitude
-2.20442