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HER Number: | TR 04 NE 83 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
Name: | Site of Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post, Wye |
A Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post is known to have been located in fields to the south of Wye village. This monument was built in 1959 to monitor nuclear explosions and fallout. It was abandoned in 1991 and since then it has been destroyed.
Grid Reference: | TR 0547 4606 |
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Map Sheet: | TR04NE |
Parish: | WYE WITH HINXHILL, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Site of ROC underground post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout. Built in 1959 and abandoned in 1991. It has since been destroyed.(1)
<1> Kent Defence Research Group, 1999, Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex (Monograph). SKE7996.
Cross-ref. | Source description |
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<1> | Monograph: Kent Defence Research Group. 1999. Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex. |
TQ 75 NE 389 | Part of: No 1 Group Royal Observer Corps (ROC) HQ, London Rd, Maidstone (Monument) |