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Monument details

HER Number:	TR 24 NE 91
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post, Eythorne

Summary

Underground ROC post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout built in 1960 and abandoned in 1968. Externally the post is in fair condition but the ladder has been removed and lies on the surface Internally the bunks and a single bed remain together with non-standard furniture and rubbish left by vandals.

Grid Reference:	TR 2919 4908
Map Sheet:	TR24NE
Parish:	EYTHORNE, DOVER, KENT
	TILMANSTONE, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

UNDERGROUND MONITORING POST (Abandoned 1968, Modern - 1960 AD to 2050 AD)

Protected Status:	Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Underground Monitoring Post, Eythorne

Full description

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Underground ROC post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout built in 1960 and abandonded in 1968. Externally the post is in fair condition but the ladder has been removed and lies on the surface Internally the bunks and a single bed remain together with non-standard furniture and rubbish left by vandals. (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

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	Monograph: Kent Defence Research Group. 1999. Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex.

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