Start Point Transmitting Station

Start Point Transmitting Station is a tower in Stokenham, South Hams District, England. Start Point Transmitting Station is situated nearby to The Community of the Glorious Ascension, Lamacraft Farm, as well as near the ruins The London Inn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Start Point Lighthouse and Lannacombe Beach.

Start Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Start Point lighthouse was built in 1836 to protect shipping off Start Point, Devon, England. Open to the public in summer months, it is owned and operated by Trinity House. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building. Start Point Lighthouse is situated 1 mile southeast of Start Point Transmitting Station.

Lannacombe Beach

Beach

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pigs Nose Inn

Pub

Photo: Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pigs Nose Inn is a pub, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Start Point Transmitting Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prawle Point and Kingsbridge Estuary.

Prawle Point

Locality

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Prawle Point is a coastal headland in south Devon, England. It is the southernmost point of Devon. Just to the west is Elender Cove, and further west are Gammons Head Beach, also known as Maceley Cove, and Gammon Head. Prawle Point is situated 3 miles southwest of Start Point Transmitting Station.

Kingsbridge Estuary

Locality

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Kingsbridge Estuary in the South Hams area of Devon, England, runs from Kingsbridge in the north to its mouth at the English Channel near Salcombe and lies between Bolt Head and Sharpitor to the west and Portlemouth Down to the east. Kingsbridge Estuary is situated 4½ miles west of Start Point Transmitting Station.