North Hessary Tor transmitting station
Standing on the summit of North Hessary Tor in Devon, England is an FM radio and television transmitter which uses antennas on a 196 metres high guyed mast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: transmitting station
- Also known as: “North Hessary Tor Transmitting Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Hessary Tor and HM Prison Dartmoor.
North Hessary Tor
Peak
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North Hessary Tor is a 517 metres hill just above Dartmoor Prison, in Princetown within Dartmoor Forest civil parish, which is in the borough of West Devon, Devon, England.
HM Prison Dartmoor
Prison
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HM Prison Dartmoor is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor. HM Prison Dartmoor is situated 2,800 feet east of North Hessary Tor transmitting station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Princetown and Lower Cherrybrook Bridge.
Princetown
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Princetown is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park. At around 435 m above sea level, Princetown is the highest settlement on the moor.
Lower Cherrybrook Bridge
Locality
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Cherrybrook Bridge is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles east of North Hessary Tor transmitting station.
Huckworthy
Hamlet
Huckworthy is a small hamlet on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. With just 11 houses in a steep valley the hamlet epitomizes the rural wilds of the area. Huckworthy is situated 3½ miles southwest of North Hessary Tor transmitting station.
North Hessary Tor transmitting station
- Category: transmitter station
- Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
“North Hessary Tor transmitting station” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Transmitter North Hessary Tor”
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