Monument record MDO24569 - Ringstead, military radar station

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Summary

The site of a WWII radar station is visible on aerial photographs to the east of Ringstead.

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The site of a WWII radar station is visible on aerial photographs to the east of Ringstead {1}. The two large masts may be associated with the site of a known Chain Home Low Station at Ringstead, they were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1948, RAF 541/192 0091-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11921.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1948. RAF 541/192 0091-2.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7447 8147 (228m by 92m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY78SW
Civil Parish Osmington; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: 1413269

Record last edited

Mar 6 2012 11:37AM

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