Thesaurus Term/Concept: POSITION FINDING STATION
| Identifier | 140338 |
|---|---|
| Class | MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status | Preferred |
| Index? | Yes |
| Scope Note | A structure consisting of different cells equipped with instrument posts which supported finders. These provided range and bearing of the projected position of the target to guns emplaced in a nearby battery. Errected along the coast in the late 1870s. |
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| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MDO32358 Position Finding Lookout, The Nothe, Weymouth and Portland (Building) |
| Monument Type | MDO47840 Second World War position finding cells, east of RAF Portland (Monument) |