A pylon or transmission tower?

Here is an electricity pylon blipped between Uplawmoor and Neilston in East Renfrewshire, where I was today, doing family stuff.

"Transmission tower" is the name for the structure used in the industry in the United States, and some other English-speaking countries. The term "pylon" comes from the basic shape of the structure, an obelisk-like structure which tapers toward the top, and is mostly used in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe in everyday colloquial speech. This term is used infrequently in the United States, as the word "pylon" is commonly used for many other things, mostly for traffic cones.

Anyway, let's hope the power keeps being carried, no matter what they are called.

I hope you have had a good Saturday.

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