The landmarks that mean you’re nearly home – BBC News

BBC News recently asked readers, “How do you know when you’re almost home”? Six landmarks garnered a high degree of popularity. The first is Cookworthy Knapp, Devon. It’s a stand of 140 beech trees atop a hill, and is thought to have been planted either to mark a property boundary or to protect a flock of pheasants. The second is the Arqiva Tower transmitter at Emley Moor, West Yorkshire. At 1,083 feet, it is the tallest self-supporting structure in the UK. Third on the list is the Didcot Power Station in Oxfordshire. Three of the cooling towers have been demolished, but three remain, along with the site’s chimney. The fourth landmark is the Glastonbury Tor, Somerset. The National Trust has called the tor “one of the most spiritual sites in the country.” Fifth is an Edwardian bridge in Buckinghamshire decorated with graffiti imploring drivers to “give peas a chance.” The last is the Angel of the North sculpture at Tyne and Wear. The Angel is 20 meters tall, with a wingspan of 54 meters, and sits atop a former coalmine.

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