North Hessary Tor transmitting station
Standing on the summit of North Hessary Tor in Devon, England is an FM radio and television transmitter which uses antennas on a 196 metres high guyed mast.Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Sandpiper, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Hessary Tor and HM Prison Dartmoor.
North Hessary Tor
Peak
Photo: Theroadislong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Hessary Tor is a 517 metres hill just above Dartmoor Prison, in Princetown within Dartmoor Forest civil parish, which is in the borough of West Devon, Devon, England.
HM Prison Dartmoor
Prison
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
HM Prison Dartmoor is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor. HM Prison Dartmoor is situated 2,800 feet east of North Hessary Tor transmitting station.
Hollow Tor (Rundlestone)
Peak
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hollow Tor (Rundlestone) is a peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Princetown and Two Bridges.
Princetown
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Princetown is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park. At around 435 m above sea level, Princetown is the highest settlement on the moor.
Two Bridges
Hamlet
Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.
Two Bridges is an isolated location on the river West Dart in the heart of Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. It is situated around 2.5 km northeast of Princetown at the intersection of the two roads that cross Dartmoor: one is the old turnpike road which was built across Dartmoor in the late 18th century; the other is the B3357. Two Bridges is situated 2 miles east of North Hessary Tor transmitting station.
Merrivale
Hamlet
Photo: Alex Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Merrivale is a locality in western Dartmoor, in the West Devon district of Devon, England. It is best known for the nearby series of Bronze Age megalithic monuments to the south and a former granite quarry. Merrivale is situated 2 miles west of North Hessary Tor transmitting station.
North Hessary Tor transmitting station
- Type: Industry
- Description: transmitting station
- Category: transmitter station
- Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.55028° or 50° 33′ 1″ northLongitude
-4.00833° or 4° 0′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C2QHX2R+4MOpenStreetMap ID
way 93860025OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q15262518
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