Monument record MDO24568 - Modern Chain Home radar station, Ringstead, Owermoigne

The site of a WWII radar station is visible on aerial photographs to the east of Ringstead. The series of masts may be associated with the site of a known Chain Home Low Station.

RADAR STATION. SRF, with 3 photographs
Possible letter with location plan links to this site
RAF Ringstead
Burning Cliff
Upton
Chain Home and Chain Home Low
Recorder- G. Matthews. <1-3>

The site of a WWII radar station is visible on aerial photographs to the east of Ringstead {1-3}. The series of masts may be associated with the site of a known Chain Home Low Station at Ringstead, they were digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 2444-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11919.

<5> Royal Air Force, 12-OCT-1950, RAF 541/T/52 PSFP-0029-30 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11920.

<6> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1948, RAF 541/192 0091-2 (Aerial Photograph). SDO11921.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1413310 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 14 2024 1:57PM