OP9 (ruins)
OP9 (ruins) is a ruins in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, England. OP9 (ruins) is situated nearby to the military installation Field Telephone Connection, as well as near the spring East Okement Head.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. High Willhays is situated 1½ miles west of OP9 (ruins).
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 OP9 (ruins).
Hangingstone Hill
Peak
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hangingstone Hill is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 603 metres high, it is the joint third highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor, together with Cut Hill, which lies around 4 kilometres to the southwest. Hangingstone Hill is situated 2 miles southeast of OP9 (ruins).
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 1½ miles northwest of OP9 (ruins).
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 3 miles north of OP9 (ruins).
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 3½ miles northwest of OP9 (ruins).
OP9 (ruins)
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: historic site and military installation
- Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.68106° or 50° 40′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.97649° or 3° 58′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C2RM2JF+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 407745371OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
military=observation_post
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