Caradon Hill transmitting station

Caradon Hill
Caradon Hill mast and towers
Caradon Hill transmitting station is located in Cornwall
Caradon Hill transmitting station
Caradon Hill transmitting station (Cornwall)
Mast height237.7 metres (780 ft)
Coordinates50°30′41″N 4°26′12″W / 50.511389°N 4.436667°W / 50.511389; -4.436667
Grid referenceSX273707
Built1961
BBC regionBBC South West
ITV regionITV West Country

The Caradon Hill transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility on Bodmin Moor in the civil parish of Linkinhorne, located on Caradon Hill, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Liskeard, and 34 mile (1.2 km) south-east of Minions, the highest village in Cornwall (grid reference SX273707). Built in 1961, the station includes a 237.7 metres (780 ft) guyed steel lattice mast.[1] The mean height for the television antennas is 603 metres (1,978 ft) above sea level.[2] The site has a smaller towers used for telecommunications and a wireless internet signal. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.

The South Caradon Copper Mine, 1,000 yards (0.91 km) to the SW of the transmitter, was the largest copper mine in the UK in its heyday, 150 years ago. Many other copper, tin and granite mines are scattered around the base of the hill.

  1. ^ "Caradon District Council planning application". 30 April 2007.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "BBC Engineering Information". Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2008.