Field Telephone Connection
Field Telephone Connection is a military installation in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Field Telephone Connection is situated nearby to the peak Yes Tor, as well as near OP2 (ruins).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yes Tor and High Willhays.
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.
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.
Meldon Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Tina Cordon, CC BY 3.0.
Meldon Viaduct is a disused railway viaduct crossing the West Okement River at Meldon, 2+1⁄2 miles south-west of Okehampton, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, South West England. Meldon Viaduct is situated 1½ miles northwest of Field Telephone Connection.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rowtor Target Railway and Meldon.
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.
Meldon
Hamlet
Photo: Seglea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct. Meldon is situated 2 miles northwest of Field Telephone Connection.
Sourton
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sourton is a small village and civil parish in West Devon, England. It lies about 4 miles south-west of Okehampton. It is at the north-western extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales, and lies along the A386 road. Sourton is situated 3 miles west of Field Telephone Connection.
Field Telephone Connection
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Military installation
- Location: Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.69313° or 50° 41′ 35″ northLongitude
-4.01041° or 4° 0′ 38″ westOperator
Ministry of DefenceOpen location code
9C2QMXVQ+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 4326990989OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=telephoneOpenStreetMap feature
military=field_telephone
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