The guide post at Wheely Down which may have inspired the eponymous Richard Thompson song...
And the kestrel turns in the empty sky
On high over Wheely Down
Richard Thompson, 'Wheely Down' (1972)
More here: 'To rouse the spirit of the earth': Fairport Convention and liminal topographies of the Winchester Downs.
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