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Monument details
Summary
Site of demolished underground monitoring post built to monitor nuclear bomb explosions and the drift of fallout. Built in 1960 it was closed in 1968. It was located on the west side of Brasted Hill Road 150 yds south of its junction with the Pilgrims Way. A bracket for an extra insulator on a nearby telegraph pole probably served the post.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 4697 5664 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ45NE |
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| Parish: | BRASTED, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Full description
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Site of demolished underground monitoring post built to monitor nuclear bomb explosions and the drift of fallout. Built in 1960 it was closed in 1968. It was located on the west side of Brasted Hill Road 150 yds south of its junction with the Pilgrims Way. A bracket for an extra insulator on a nearby telegraph pole probably served the post. (1)
<1> Kent Defence Research Group, 1999, Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex (Monograph). SKE7996.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Kent Defence Research Group. 1999. Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex. |
