Swingate Transmitting Station, Tower 2
Swingate Transmitting Station, Tower 2 is a tower in St Margaret’s at Cliffe, Dover District, England. Swingate Transmitting Station, Tower 2 is situated nearby to the hamlet West Cliffe, as well as near the suburb Buckland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swingate transmitting station and Dover Castle.
Swingate transmitting station
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The Swingate transmitting station is a facility for FM-transmission in the village of Swingate, near Dover, Kent. For many years there were three lattice towers with a height of 111 metres.
Dover Castle
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Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history. Dover Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Swingate Transmitting Station, Tower 2.
Dubris Pharos
Lighthouse
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Dubris, also known as Portus Dubris and Dubrae, was a port in Roman Britain on the site of present-day Dover, Kent, England. As the closest point to continental Europe and the site of the estuary of the Dour, the site chosen for Dover was ideal for a cross-channel port. Dubris Pharos is situated 1 mile southwest of Swingate Transmitting Station, Tower 2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dover and West Cliffe.
Dover
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Dover is a major port town in East Kent, facing into the English Channel. At just 21 mi from the French port of Calais, it is the closest port to continental Europe on mainland Britain.
West Cliffe
Hamlet
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West Cliffe or Westcliffe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St. Margaret's At Cliffe, in the Dover district, in east Kent, England, near Dover. In 1931 the parish had a population of 88.
Buckland
Suburb
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Buckland including Buckland Valley is a village near Dover, in the county of Kent, England. It is noted for the Buckland Anglo-Saxon cemetery whose finds now belong to the British Museum but are on display at Dover Museum. Buckland is situated 2 miles west of Swingate Transmitting Station, Tower 2.
Swingate Transmitting Station, Tower 2
Latitude
51.13789° or 51° 8′ 16″ northLongitude
1.33588° or 1° 20′ 9″ eastElevation
400 feet (122 metres)Open location code
9F3348QP+59GeoNames ID
11185695
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