Field Telephone Connection
Field Telephone Connection is a military installation in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Field Telephone Connection is situated nearby to the peak Okement Hill, as well as near the spring East Okement Head.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Willhays and Yes Tor.
High Willhays
Peak
Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Willhays, or according to some authorities High Willes, is the highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 621 metres above sea level, and the highest point in Southern England. High Willhays is situated 1½ miles northwest of Field Telephone Connection.
Yes Tor
Peak
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, South West England, at 619 metres above sea level. It is one of only two wholly English peaks south of the Peak District National Park—the other being nearby High Willhays—that are above 2,000 feet. Yes Tor is situated 2 miles northwest of Field Telephone Connection.
Cranmere Pool
Pond
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cranmere Pool is a small depression within a peat bog in the northern half of Dartmoor, Devon, England, at grid reference SX604858. It lies 560 metres above sea level on the western flank of Hangingstone Hill, close to the source of the West Okement River, about 500 metres north west of the source of the East Dart River, and about the same distance west of the River Taw's source. Cranmere Pool is situated 1¼ miles south of Field Telephone Connection.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rowtor Target Railway and Batworthy.
Rowtor Target Railway
Locality
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 2 miles north of Field Telephone Connection.
Batworthy
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Batworthy is a village in Devon, England. Batworthy is situated 3½ miles east of Field Telephone Connection.
Belstone
Village
Photo: Graham Loveland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belstone is a small village and civil parish in the West Devon District of Devon, England. Belstone is situated 4 miles north of Field Telephone Connection.
Field Telephone Connection
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Military installation
- Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.67262° or 50° 40′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.97909° or 3° 58′ 45″ westOperator
Ministry of DefenceOpen location code
9C2RM2FC+29OpenStreetMap ID
node 4326989672OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=telephoneOpenStreetMap feature
military=field_telephone
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