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Monument Number 1411998
Hob Uid: 1411998
Location : Lincolnshire South Kesteven Castle Bytham
Grid Ref : SK9886017600
Summary : The site of 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. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey the site was found to be in a fair condition. It was opened during September 1961and closed in October 1968. It was located underground (with the surface features intact) in the undergrowth on the north side of Clipsham Road, east of a public footpath.
More information : 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. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey the site was found to be in a fair condition. (1) It was opened during September 1961and closed in October 1968. It was located underground (with the surface features intact) in the undergrowth on the north side of Clipsham Road, east of a public footpath. (2)

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Source details : The two databases developed by the Project can be searched on-line through the Archaeology Data Service at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Subterranea Britannica. 1998-2007. Royal Observer Corps-An online survey of the UK R.O.C and UK W.M.O Monitoring Posts, Subterranea Britannica [Accessed 06-JUN-2007]
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Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Cold War, 1961
Monument End Date : 1961
Monument Start Date : 1961
Monument Type : Underground Monitoring Post, Royal Observer Corps Site
Evidence : Subterranean Feature, Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : DoB Non Anti Invasion Database UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1322
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 91 NE 42
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-04-01
End Date : 2002-03-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1411998