Summary
The TxRx block is orientated on a roughly east-west alignment and is sited on the highest
point of The Heughs, with the land in front of it to the east gradually falling away.
Identification Images (0)
Monument Types
- RADAR STATION (Mid 20th C - 1941 AD to 1944 AD)
Description
The TxRx block is orientated on a roughly east-west alignment and is sited on the highest point of The Heughs, with the land in front of it to the east gradually falling away. This would have allowed the radar aerial array a clear sweep of the coastline. A ‘1941’ version CHL station would typical have consisted of a continuously power-turned aerial array supported on a 20 foot (6.1 m) wooden gantry at one end of the TxRx block; the latter usually measuring 50 feet (15.2 m) by 18 feet (5.5 m) (Bragg 2002, 261-2). The aerial array itself (for a 1.5m wavelength set) was a large, flat, rectangular wire-mesh screen with a five-tiered arrangement of aerials attached to it.
A detailed description of the building is given in the 2003-4 survey report [SNA63001]
References
- SNA63001 - Unpublished document: Hunt, A and Ainsworth, S. 2006. Craster, Northumberland: an archaeological investigation of a World War II radar station complex.
- SNA65559 - Report: Archaeo-Environment Ltd. 2009. Historic Environment Survey - Northumberland Coast - Dunstanburgh and Embleton bay.
Designations
None Recorded
Other Statuses and References
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- Heritage Coast
Associated Events
- ENA4669 - Field Survey, Archaeological investigation of the World War II radar station complex, Craster, Dunstanburgh and Newton
- ENA5919 - Field Survey, Historic Environment Survey for the NT Properties on the Northumberland Coast - Dunstanburgh and Embleton Bay
Associated Finds
None Recorded
Related Records
- Part of: Remains of radar station, The Heughs, Dunstanburgh (Monument) - 10355 / MNA124708