OP5 (ruins)
OP5 (ruins) is a ruins in Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, England. OP5 (ruins) is situated nearby to the military installation Field Telephone Connection, as well as near OP4 (ruins).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include High Willhays and Yes Tor.
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.
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.
Amicombe Hill
Peak
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Amicombe Hill, also known as the Devil's Dome, is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 584 metres high, it is the sixth highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor. Amicombe Hill is situated 2 miles southwest of OP5 (ruins).
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. Meldon is situated 3 miles northwest of OP5 (ruins).
Sourton
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sourton is a small village and civil parish in West Devon, England. It lies about 4 miles south-west of Okehampton. It is at the north-western extremity of Dartmoor, a National Park of England and Wales, and lies along the A386 road. Sourton is situated 3½ miles west of OP5 (ruins).
OP5 (ruins)
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: historic site and military installation
- Location: Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.68229° or 50° 40′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.99984° or 3° 59′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C2RM2J2+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 405307015OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
military=observation_post
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