‘F’ Range Semaphore (remains)

‘F’ Range Semaphore (remains) is a ruins in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. ‘F’ Range Semaphore (remains) is situated nearby to the military installation Field Telephone Connection, as well as near ‘F’ Range Emplacement (200m).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Meldon Quarry and Meldon Viaduct.

Meldon Quarry

Quarry

Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meldon Quarry is a granite quarry in Devon, England. It is at the northern edge of Dartmoor, about 2 miles SW of Okehampton. It was developed from 1897 to supply track ballast and other stone products for the London and South Western Railway and later for British Rail. Meldon Quarry is situated 3,300 feet west of ‘F’ Range Semaphore (remains).

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 1 mile west of ‘F’ Range Semaphore (remains).

Meldon Viaduct railway station

Station

Photo: Andrew Hackney, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meldon Viaduct railway station was a railway station at Meldon in Devon. It was renamed in 2015 from Meldon Quarry railway station. Meldon Viaduct railway station is situated 1 mile west of ‘F’ Range Semaphore (remains).

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.