Monument record MKE125963 - ROTOR Station, Foreness Point

Summary

Components of a ROTOR early warning radar station were mapped from aerial sources during the Historic England Isle of Thanet project (2024).

Location

Grid reference TR 3840 7136 (point)
Map sheet TR37SE
Civil Parish MARGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Components of a ROTOR early warning radar station were mapped from aerial sources during the Historic England Isle of Thanet project (2024). Elements of the site mapped from aerial sources during the Historic England Isle of Thanet project (2024) are recorded separately.

The station was located on the site of Second World War Chain Home Low Station CHL03B. A large underground bunker was under construction during the early 1950s. The station was equipped with a mast, guardhouse and small buildings. The bunker was covered by an earthwork bank equipped with ventilation features.

The above ground structures were recorded as demolished structures on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 but a low earthwork over the bunker site is visible in LIDAR Environment Agency DSM 07-DEC-2017 and was discernable on the ground during a site visit in 2024. (1-2)


<1> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.

<2> Environment Agency, 2017, 2019, LIDAR Environment Agency 1m DSM, LIDAR Environment Agency DSM 07-DEC-2017 (Archive). SKE57109.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.
  • <2> Archive: Environment Agency. 2017, 2019. LIDAR Environment Agency 1m DSM. LIDAR Environment Agency DSM 07-DEC-2017.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (7)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Jan 9 2025 2:42PM