Monument record TR 05 NE 39 - Chain Home Radar Station, Dunkirk

Summary

A WWII Chain Home Radar staion first built in 1936. Originally consisting of eight transmitter towers and a compound, only one tower and the compound now survive. It was later used as part of Operation Rotor, the early warning system created in the 1950s. The station closed in 1958. A number of features survive in and around the compound area. The site is a Scheduled Monument.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 07918 59696 (1096m by 1376m) Centred on
Map sheet TR05NE
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish DUNKIRK, SWALE, KENT

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Full Description

<1> English Heritage, 2003, A WWII Chain Home Radar Station at Dunkirk, 200m North East of Christ Church, SM34310 (Scheduling record). SKE11871.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Scheduling record: English Heritage. 2003. A WWII Chain Home Radar Station at Dunkirk, 200m North East of Christ Church. SM34310.

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Record last edited

Feb 14 2013 11:29AM