Fingerpost - Tannadice, Angus.
Posted by: creg-ny-baa
N 56° 43.772 W 002° 50.835
30V E 509346 N 6287289
Cast-iron fingerpost in the countryside of the county of Angus, Scotland.
Waymark Code: WM12A5B
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/11/2020
Views: 3
This cast-iron signpost is a survivor of a style seen on rural roads throughout the UK in the early part of the 20th century. It can be found at the junction of two minor roads to the north of the village of Tannadice, near the farm of Wellford.
The signpost features black painted hands with the finger pointing in the direction of the placenames. This post is significant due to the fact that the towns listed of Forfar, Kirriemuir and Brechin are all eight miles away. The other place listed is the small settlement of Finavon which lies two miles to the south-east.
Like most signposts of this style, the placenames are movable on the rounded pole and sometimes point in the wrong direction which is the case here.