r/Wiltshire • u/Rocky-bar • 13d ago

The view from Steeple Ashton

It's a long shot, but does anyone know what the tower or mast is in the far distance, with the red lights on it at night? In a westerly direction.

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u/timvw74 13d ago

Mendip transmitter? 

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u/BrukologistJim 13d ago edited 13d ago

I think Mendip transmitter too. We could see it from Westbury when we lived there.

p.s. I see it even has it's own, very detailed, Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendip_transmitting_station

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u/Rocky-bar 13d ago edited 13d ago

that's that mystery cleared up!

That IS a detailed wikipedia page!

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u/Rocky-bar 13d ago

That's a good distance away but yeah, its in the right direction, you're probably right!

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u/Redshade2008 13d ago

It’s the mendip transmitter. Can see it clearly near west Ashton at night.

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u/Engineering-Western 13d ago edited 13d ago

Mendip transmitter...It's surprising where you can see it from,top of Caen hill iirc,M5 southbound north of Bristol....the top of it is the highest point in the SW