Skelton Transmitting Station

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Skelton

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Location	Skelton, Cumbria
Mast height	365 metres (1,198 ft)
Coordinates	54°43′56″N 2°53′01″W / 54.73222°N 2.88361°W / 54.73222; -2.88361
Built	2001 (current)

The Skelton Transmitting Station is a radio transmitter site at grid reference NY433376 near Skelton, Cumbria, England, about 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Penrith, run by Babcock International and owned by the Ministry of Defence. Since the Belmont Mast in Lincolnshire was shortened in 2010, the mast at Skelton has been the tallest structure in the United Kingdom.^[1]