SX7573 : Rippon Tor rifle range

near to Welstor, Devon, Great Britain

Rippon Tor rifle range
Rippon Tor rifle range
Maybe some will find this slightly odd to find in a National Park. It's the remains of a 2nd World war target raising machine. It's part of a surprisingly extensive disused rifle range.
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SX7573   (find more images nearby)
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Richard Knights   (find more nearby)
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Geograph (First for SX7573)
Date Taken
Sunday, 11 January, 2004
Submitted
Sunday, 26 March, 2006
Category
Military installation   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 75 73 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 50:32.8782N 3:45.5168W
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