Weather vane, Staindrop
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Weather vane, Staindrop
Image: © Maigheach-gheal Taken: 5 Apr 2011
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
Latitude
54.580168
Longitude
-1.798224