Monument record MDO43407 - Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post, Bowden, Kington Magna

Royal Observer Corps monitoring post built as part of an extensive network of posts designed to confirm and report hostile aircraft and nuclear attacks on the United Kingdom. It was opened in October 1963 and the post was closed in October 1968. The site was found to be in a good condition at the time of the Defence of Britain survey. The site was located underground on the south side of a covered reservoir, 80 yards east of an un-named minor road. A little of the compound fencing from the large triangular compound remain in place.

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 site was found to be in a good condition at the time of the Defence of Britain survey. <1-2>

It was opened in October 1963 and the post was closed in October 1968. The site was located underground on the south side of a covered reservoir, 80 yards east of an un-named minor road. <4>

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Subterranea Britannica on-line survey (1998-2007) UK ROC and WMO Monitoring Posts, 4 (Digital archive). SDO14745.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1414169 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 11 2022 4:58PM