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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SE 388 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | South Foreland Chain Home Low Radar Station |
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Summary
During the Second World War a Chain Home Low Radar station was built close to the South Foreland Lighthouse. It was part of a chain of radar stations designed to detect low-level aircraft.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3587 4328 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SE |
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| Parish: | ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CHAIN HOME LOW STATION (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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During the Second World War a Chain Home Low Radar station was built close to the South Foreland Lighthouse. It was part of a chain of radar stations designed to detect low-level aircraft. The site consisted of a set of three buildings, one of which had a small tower with a scanner on the top. Two of the buildings were demolished after the war but one remains. (1)
<1> John A. Guy, 2013, Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area (Verbal communication). SKE24831.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Verbal communication: John A. Guy. 2013. Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area. |
