Your mind wasn't playing Jedi Mind Tricks, you really DID drive past a full-scale Star Wars prop on the A38.

Despite its scale and detail, mystery surrounds the arrival of the home-made 'AT-ST' from the film saga near Ashburton.

The All-Terrain Scout-Transport (or Scout Walker), an iconic vehicle from the mind of director George Lucas, sprang up in the last few weeks on a stretch of the busy road.

The stunning prop, which appears to be around 15 feet tall, will have already been seen by thousands of commuters and holidaymakers.

Despite being perched near the entrance to Westcountry Storage Solutions, they swear it's not theirs.

What IS the Star Wars prop on the side of the A38? (Image: Getty) It appears to be a home made version of an All-Terrain Scout Transport (or AT-ST) known by a generation of science fiction fans as a 'chicken walker' or a 'scout walker.' It is a vehicle used by the dastardly Galactic Empire in the Star Wars saga, and the scout walkers are best-known for their demise at the paws of the Ewoks in Return of the Jedi. It was first seen in The Empire Strikes, where it makes an appearance at the Battle of Hoth, and most recently cutesy droid BB-8 takes command of one in last year's The Last Jedi.

Instead, they suggest it belongs to Parkers Farm - who own the patch of land it surveys passing traffic from.

"It's a bit of a mystery," added a spokesperson for the firm.

The impressive vehicle will deservedly be added to Devon's many roadside landmarks - including the iconic orange elephant.

(Image: Google Maps)

The elephant was put there around 10 years ago to promote Orange Elephant Ice Cream, which is produced nearby at Taverners Farm in the Haldon Valley at Lower Brenton, Kennford.

Many local people know about the ice cream parlour tucked away in the small valley, not far from the major road where thousands of motorists pass every day on the busy stretch of road where the A38 meets the A380, A30 and M5.

The slide entertained a generation of children before it ended up at its new site.

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It started off in the play area of a Happy Eater restaurant on Haldon Hill, a chain of roadside eateries set up in the 1970s.

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