OP6
OP6 is a bunker in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. OP6 is situated nearby to the military installation Field Telephone Connection, as well as near the peak East Mill Tor.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.
Nine Maidens stone circle
Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nine Maidens, also known as the Seventeen Brothers, is a Bronze Age stone circle located near the village of Belstone on Dartmoor in Devon, England. Nine Maidens stone circle is situated 2 miles north of OP6.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rowtor Target Railway and Belstone.
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.
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 2½ miles northeast of OP6.
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 3 miles northwest of OP6.
OP6
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Bunker
- Categories: building, historic site, monument, and military installation
- Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.69129° or 50° 41′ 29″ northLongitude
-3.9794° or 3° 58′ 46″ westInception
1898Levels
1Operator
Ministry of DefenceOpen location code
9C2RM2RC+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 405273728OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
military=observation_post
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