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Monument details
Summary
Site of ROC underground post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout. Built in 1962 and abandoned in 1991. Externally it is in very good condition. Internal state is very good. The site is securely locked.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 4721 6148 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ46SE |
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| Parish: | KNOCKHOLT, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Site of ROC underground post for monitoring nuclear explosions and fallout. Built in 1962 and abandoned in 1991. Externally it is in very good condition. Internal state is very good. The site is securely locked(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. |
Related records
| TQ 75 NE 389 | Part of: No 1 Group Royal Observer Corps (ROC) HQ, London Rd, Maidstone (Monument) |
