Monument record MDO38509 - Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, West Lulworth

National Record of the Historic Environment, 1413271 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

‘The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site was built as part of an extensive network of posts designed to confirm and report hostile aircraft and nuclear attacks on the United Kingdom. The post was opened in March 1959 and was closed in September 1991. The post was found to be in a good condition at the time of the Defence of Britain survey. The site is located underground (with surface features) in a small overgrown compound on the cliff top at Dungy Head.’

Subterranea Britannica on-line survey (1998-2007) UK ROC and WMO Monitoring Posts (Digital archive). SDO14745.

‘The post was opened in March 1959 and was closed in September 1991. The site is located underground (with surface features) in a small overgrown compound on the cliff top at Dungy Head.’

Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, DoB Non Anti Invasion Database UID 2601 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

‘The site of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post. The site was built as a part of an extensive network of posts designed to confirm and report hostile aircraft and nuclear attacks on the United Kingdom. The post was found to be in a good condition at the time of the Defence of Britain survey.’

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Aug 23 2024 3:51PM