Galashiels television relay station
The Selkirk transmitting station is a telecommunications facility located next to Lindean Loch, near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. It includes a 229.1 metres high guyed steel lattice mast, surmounted by a UHF television transmitting antenna array, which brings the overall height of the structure to 238.8 metres.- Type: Tower
- Description: transmitter station in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Galashiels Transmitter”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Netherdale and Galashiels railway station.
Netherdale
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Netherdale is a sports complex in Galashiels, Scottish Borders, consisting of two adjacent stadiums used for rugby union and football. The rugby ground is the home of Gala RFC and was formerly used by the professional Border Reivers team. Netherdale is situated 3,300 feet south of Galashiels television relay station.
Galashiels railway station
Railway station
Galashiels is a railway station on the Borders Railway, which runs between Edinburgh Waverley and Tweedbank. The station, situated 33 miles 22 chains south-east of Edinburgh Waverley, serves the town of Galashiels in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Galashiels railway station is situated 1 mile west of Galashiels television relay station.
Pavilion Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pavilion Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 1 mile west of Galashiels television relay station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galashiels and Tweedbank.
Galashiels
Photo: John Brewer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galashiels is a town in the Scottish Borders, 33 miles south of Edinburgh. It's a former mill town which is now part of commuterland for the city, and in 2016 had a population of about 12,600.
Tweedbank
Village
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Tweedbank is a town south-east of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. It is part of the county of Roxburghshire. It is an outer suburb of Galashiels, on the other side of the River Tweed. The population of Tweedbank at the latest census is 2,101.
Boleside
Hamlet
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Boleside is a village in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, on the B7060, south of Galashiels. It is very close to the place where the Ettrick Water joins the River Tweed. Boleside is situated 2 miles south of Galashiels television relay station.
Galashiels television relay station
- Categories: broadcast relay station and transmitter station
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.61532° or 55° 36′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.78414° or 2° 47′ 3″ westHeight
148 feet (45 metres)Open location code
9C7VJ688+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 5935407567OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q5517998
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