The Durris transmitting station is a
broadcasting
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and
telecommunications
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facility, situated close to the town of
Stonehaven
Stonehaven ( , ) is a town in Scotland. It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 11,602 at the 2011 Census.
After the demise of the town of Kincardine, which was gradually abandoned after the destruction of its royal cast ...
, within
Durris Forest, within the area also known historically as
Kincardineshire
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(). It is owned and operated by
Arqiva
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, and is the tallest structure in Scotland.
History
It is also a feature in Durris Primary School's newest logo created in 2000 (the logo shows the mast on the hill with the sun and three trees).
It can be seen from the summit of
Mither Tap, near
Insch, Aberdeenshire and can also be spotted at night on the road down from the
Lecht Ski Centre.
Construction
It has a high
guyed steel lattice mast, built by
J. L. Eve Construction. It was constructed in 1966. 38-year-old Thomas Sutherland of Blairgowrie died in its construction on Monday 24 October 1966, falling 175 ft from 300 ft up the mast; the company had a regional office in Edinburgh
Transmissions
Its
coverage
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includes north east
Scotland
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, from
St. Andrews in the south to
Fraserburgh
Fraserburgh (; sco, The Broch or ; gd, A' Bhruaich) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with a population recorded in the 2011 Census at 13,100. It lies at the far northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, about north of Aberdeen, and north of ...
in the north, including the city of
Aberdeen
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. It also covers much of the North Sea coast between
Dunbar
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Dunbar is a former royal burgh, and gave its name to an ecc ...
and
Berwick, although this coverage is not deliberate.
The analogue television transmission
antennas
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surmounting the structure are contained within a
GRP cylinder, and bring the overall height of the structure to , making it the tallest structure in Scotland.
Services listed by frequency
Analogue radio (FM VHF)
Digital radio (DAB)
Analogue television
Analogue television was switched off during September 2010; BBC Two Scotland was closed on 1 September and the remaining four on 15 September.
Digital television
30 September 2018 - present
15 June 2011 - 30 September 2018
15 September 2010 - 15 June 2011
† Temporary channel to avoid interference with Craigkelly transmitter.
Before switchover (until 15 September 2010)
See also
*
List of masts
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*
List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
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National analogue and digital (DAB) stations
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DAB ...
*
List of tallest buildings and structures in Great Britain
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Entries in ''italics'' denote approximate figures.
Structures taller than 300 ...
References
External links
Entry for Durris transmitting station at The Transmission GallerySkyscraperpage.com
Buildings and structures in Aberdeenshire
Stonehaven
Towers completed in 1966
Transmitter sites in Scotland
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