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| HER Number: | MCO62382 |
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| Name: | PENDENNIS - First World War observer corps post |
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Summary
The concrete cell at Pendennis is an early post, probably built during the First World War which later, together with another at Carne Beacon, the footings of which survive and match those at Pendennis, and a third somewhere on the Roseland Peninsula, triangulated the positions of aircraft approaching Falmouth harbour during World War Two.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other Statuses/Codes: none recorded
Monument Type(s):
Full description
The concrete cell at Pendennis is an early post, probably built during the First World War which later, together with another at Carne Beacon, the footings of which survive and match those at Pendennis, and a third somewhere on the Roseland Peninsula, triangulated the positions of aircraft approaching Falmouth harbour during World War Two. The post has been damaged in more recent years by its use as a rubbish buring pit (1).
<1> Linzey, R, 2000, Fortress Falmouth. An conservation plan for the historic defences of Falmouth Haven Vol II (2000), site L6 (Cornwall Event Report). SCO1563.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO1563 - Cornwall Event Report: Linzey, R. 2000. Fortress Falmouth. An conservation plan for the historic defences of Falmouth Haven Vol II (2000). site L6. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO455 - Fortress Falmouth
Related records
| 18709 | Part of: PENDENNIS - Post Medieval fort (Monument) |
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