North Hessary Tor

North Hessary Tor is a 517 metres hill just above Dartmoor Prison, in within civil parish, which is in the borough of West Devon, Devon, England.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include North Hessary Tor transmitting station and HM Prison Dartmoor.

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Standing on the summit of North Hessary Tor in , England is an FM radio and television transmitter which uses antennas on a 196 metres high guyed mast.

Prison
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is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on in the English county of . Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Princetown and Two Bridges.

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is a village in , in the county of . The village sits within the . At around 435 m above sea level, is the highest settlement on the moor.

Hamlet
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is an isolated location on the river West Dart in the heart of National Park in , England. It is situated around 2.5 km northeast of at the intersection of the two roads that cross Dartmoor: one is the old turnpike road which was built across Dartmoor in the late 18th century; the other is the B3357.

Hamlet
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is a locality in western , in the West Devon district of , England. It is best known for the nearby series of Bronze Age megalithic monuments to the south and a former granite quarry.

North Hessary Tor

Latitude
50.55038° or 50° 33′ 1″ north
Longitude
-4.00757° or 4° 0′ 27″ west
Elevation
1,696 feet (517 metres)
Open location code
9C2QHX2R+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 571598036
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­survey_point
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
12612422
Wiki­data ID
Q7055595
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In Other Languages

“North Hessary Tor” goes by many names.
  • Polish: “Transmitter North Hessary Tor”

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