Chillerton Down transmitting station, Isle of Wight

Name: Chillerton Down transmitting station
Address: Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

#84 among attractions in Isle of Wight

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Chillerton Down transmitting station, Isle of Wight

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The Chillerton Down transmitting station is a broadcasting facility for FM and DAB radio at Chillerton Down, above the village of Chillerton on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England. The transmitter was erected in 1958 and uses a 228.9-metre high guyed steel lattice mast of triangular cross section as an aerial. ()

Coordinates: 50°38'57"N, 1°19'44"W

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Isle of Wight United Kingdom

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Chillerton Down transmitting station – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Northcourt Manor, Gatcombe House, St Peter's Church, Sheat Manor.

1.2 miW
Manor house, Vernacular architecture
Northcourt Manor, Isle of Wight
30 min walk • Northcourt Manor is one of three manor houses, along with Woolverton and Westcourt, that is located in Shorwell, on the Isle of Wight, England. It was begun by Sir John Leigh, Deputy Governor of the Island, in 1615, but was unfinished at his death. Northcourt is currently in use as a hotel.
1.5 miNE
Manor house
Gatcombe House, Isle of Wight
38 min walk • Gatcombe House is a 15,234 sq ft manor house in Gatcombe on the Isle of Wight, England. The original building was constructed by the Stur family as noted in the Domesday Book. St.
1.1 miW
Church
St Peter's Church, Isle of Wight
30 min walk • St. Peter's Church, Shorwell is a parish church in the Church of England located in Shorwell, Isle of Wight.
1.3 miNE
Manor house
Sheat Manor, Isle of Wight
34 min walk • Sheat Manor is a manor house in Chillerton, on the Isle of Wight, England. Considered to be one of the island's antiquities, Sheat manor house, is a fine old gabled mansion now used as a farmhouse. It has a pond and swans. It contains some interesting Jacobite carving.
1.5 miNE
Church
St Olave's Church, Isle of Wight
38 min walk • St Olave's Church, Gatcombe is a parish church in the Church of England located in Gatcombe, Isle of Wight.
1.2 miSE
Manor house
Billingham Manor, Isle of Wight
31 min walk • Billingham Manor is a manor house lying about a mile south of the village of Chillerton on the Isle of Wight. The oldest part of the house dates from 1631.
0.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Garstons Down, Isle of Wight
16 min walk • Garston's Down is an area of downland on the Isle of Wight, rising to an altitude of 151 m. It is located in the centre of the island, south of Carisbrooke and west of Gatcombe, and is one of the best remaining inland examples of unimproved chalk downland.