Monument record MDO47676 - Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Poundbury, Dorchester

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 after 1945 and the post closed in September 1991. The site was found to be in a good condition at the time of the Defence of Britain survey. The site was located underground in a small square compound on Poundbury Rings, 100 yards north of Poundbury Road.

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. The site was found to be in a good condition at the time of the Defence of Britain survey.<1-3>

It was opened after 1945 and the post closed in September 1991. The site was located underground in a small square compound on Poundbury Rings, 100 yards north of Poundbury Road. <4>

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, 2602 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, 2602 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, 2602 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Subterranea Britannica on-line survey (1998-2007) UK ROC and WMO Monitoring Posts, Accessed 06-JUN-2007 (Digital archive). SDO14745.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1413272 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Jan 2 2024 3:39PM