James: The Beddingham NOW Sussex DAB transmitter has basically been attached to what appears to be a pretty "important" communications tower atop Beddingham Hill. Considering there is line of sight in virtually all directions for miles around it's surprising that there isn't more broadcast paraphernalia up there!
All the shots were taken from a little distance away at the end of what turned out to be a steep and occasionally treacherous track. I wasn't keen on leaving the car too far behind me as I was unsure of the legality of its presence there, hence the lack of close-ups. On full zoom it's quite easy to spot the 2 DAB aerials near the top of the right-hand tower, aimed in pretty much a southerly direction, with coverage centred on the town of Newhaven around 3 miles away.
Dan: As with Burton Down, this is a former "Home Office" site - it dates originally from the 1950s.
The "South Downs Way" long distance path links both sites, and at Beddingham runs straight past the compound. (I cheated and only had to walk from the car park at the West Firle end of the path
In reply to James: historically emergency services and broadcasters tended not to share sites - but I wonder if Beddingham is actually "too good" in terms of coverage to the south - see below
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