Direction Post About 2 Metres North Of Slade Farm Gate

This direction post stands approximately two metres north of Slade Farm Gate, part of the scattered system of markers that guided travellers across Dartmoor's moorland routes. Such posts were typically erected during the 18th or 19th century to help people navigate the open moor, where paths are easy to lose and landmarks sparse.

Today the post remains a quiet remnant of an older landscape, a small reminder of how people moved across Dartmoor before modern roads and signage. For walkers exploring this part of the moor, it marks a junction between settled farmland and wilder terrain, and speaks to the practical geography that has shaped life on Dartmoor for generations.