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Summary

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 during December 1960 and closed in September 1991. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey the site was found to have been destroyed. It was located underground in the south west corner of a triangular field, 400 yards along the bridleway onto the moor running east from the A386. Resited to SX528857 in December 1955 from SX530855. Underground by December 1960.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX58NW57
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1414155

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS MONITORING POST (Built, Mid 20th Century - 1955 AD to 1960 AD)
• ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS SITE (Built, Mid 20th Century - 1955 AD to 1960 AD)

Full description

Wood, K., 1976, Attack Warning Red, 285 (Monograph). SDV143823.

ROC post still in use after October 1968.

Home Office, 1992, UKWMO Monitoring Posts (Correspondence). SDV324407.

EXE 16 Lydford on list of UKWMO monitoring posts.

Holmes, L. R., 1997, Exeter 10 Group Condition of Posts (Devon) Stood Down in September 1991 (Worksheet). SDV324408.

Demolished as reported by a former post member.

Dobinson, C. S., 2000, Twentieth Century Fortifications in England Vol. XI.1 & XI.2: The Cold War, 203 (Report - non-specific). SDV324255.

Site of Royal Observer Corps ROC post. Resited to location in December 1955 from SX530855 (PRN: 72307). Underground by December 1960.

Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Archive, DoB UID: 3578 (Website). SDV349686.

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. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey the site was found to have been destroyed.
Defence of Britain Anti Invasion Database UID: 3578

Subterranea Britannica: Research Study Group, 2019, Subterranea Britannica, Accessed 29/04/2019 (Website). SDV362978.

In the south-west corner of a triangular field, 400 yards along bridleway onto moor running east from the A386.
DEMOLISHED The only evidence of the post is a depression in the ground and a hole in the boundary fence where an access gate would have been.
Opened in 1960 and closed in 1991 (citing unknown author, 24/09/2000).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8694 - The Defence of Britain Project

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