This isn't the usual type of landscape photo displayed on Little Ireland, but the scene has its own kind of beauty that may be appreciated by the observer. This is the Ivy Hill Television Transmitter at Bigrigg in West Cumbria.
The right hand mast is Whitehaven UHF, broadcasting Digital TV. The left hand mast is Whitehaven VHF, broadcasting Radio. On 14th November 2007, the area was the first in the UK to go totally digital.
Ivy Hill was home to a RAF radio beacon which was constructed prior to the Second World War as part of the Chain Home early warning system radar stations.
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