Monument record TR 04 NE 83 - Site of Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post, Wye

Summary

A Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post is known to have been located in fields to the south of Wye village. This monument was built in 1959 to monitor nuclear explosions and fallout. It was abandoned in 1991 and since then it has been destroyed.

Location

Grid reference TR 0546 4606 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TR04NE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WYE WITH HINXHILL, ASHFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Kent Defence Research Group, 1999, Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex (Monograph). SKE7996.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Kent Defence Research Group. 1999. Ravelin Special No.8 The Royal Observer Corps: Underground in Kent & Essex.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 23 2014 12:34PM