Shelter Block

Shelter Block is a military installation in Ashburton, Teignbridge District, England. Shelter Block is situated nearby to the military installation Latrine Block, as well as near the shooting range 300 yard range.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rippon Tor Rifle Range and Rippon Tor.

Rippon Tor Rifle Range

Shooting range

Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rippon Tor Rifle Range is a disused rifle range from World War II on Dartmoor, Devon, England. The range is situated southeast of the 473 m high Rippon Tor, near the village Widecombe-in-the-Moor, and close to the road between Halshanger and Cold East Cross. Rippon Tor Rifle Range is situated 1,100 feet north of Shelter Block.

Rippon Tor

Peak

Photo: Addshore, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rippon Tor is a striking tor on eastern Dartmoor, in England, that stands at 473 metres above sea level. It has three cairns, of which are some of Dartmoor's largest, a triangulation pillar, and several rock piles that overlook the northern high moors near Fernworthy Forest and Great Mis Tor.

Holne Chase Castle

Archaeological site

Holne Chase Castle is an Iron Age hill fort situated close to Buckland-in-the-Moor in Devon, England. The fort is situated on a promontory on the northern slopes of Holne Chase in Chase Wood at approx 150 metres above sea level overlooking the River Dart. Holne Chase Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Shelter Block.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sigford and Buckland-in-the-Moor.

Sigford

Hamlet

Sigford is a small hamlet in the Parish of Ilsington, on the eastern edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is situated at the confluence of three rivers, although the name of the settlement refers to just one of these, the River Sig. Sigford is situated 1½ miles east of Shelter Block.

Buckland-in-the-Moor

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buckland in the Moor is a village and civil parish in the Teignbridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 94. Buckland-in-the-Moor is situated 2 miles west of Shelter Block.