OP17

OP17 is a bunker in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. OP17 is situated nearby to the military installation Field Telephone Connection, as well as near the ruins Knack Mine (Disused).

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. Yes Tor is situated 2 miles northwest of OP17.

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. High Willhays is situated 2 miles west of OP17.

Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor

Archaeological site

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles northeast of OP17.

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. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 2 miles northwest of OP17.