Monument record MDO47363 - Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Osmington

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 December 1961 and was closed in October 1968. The site was found to have been destroyed by the time of the Defence of Britain survey. The site was located underground on the north side of the cliff top footpath accessed from the end of Bowleaze Cove Way.

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 by the time of the Defence of Britain survey. <1-3>

The post was opened in December 1961 and was closed in October 1968. The site was located underground on the north side of the cliff top footpath accessed from the end of Bowleaze Cove Way. <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, Accessed 06-JUN-2007 (Digital archive). SDO14745.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1414164 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Nov 11 2023 7:36AM