Monument record MDO45215 - Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, North Hill, Burton Bradstock

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. It was opened in October 1964 and the post closed in September 1991. The site was found to have been destroyed at the time of the Defence of Britain survey. The site was located underground on North Hill, 400 yards north of Burton Road (B3157) and 150 yards south of the public footpath/bridleway.

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 have been destroyed at the time of the Defence of Britain survey. <1>

It was opened in October 1964 and the post closed in September 1991. The site was located underground on North Hill, 400 yards north of Burton Road (B3157) and 150 yards south of the public footpath/bridleway. <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 (Digital archive). SDO14745.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1414162 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jan 4 2023 4:06PM