Unst, Saxa Vord, Royal Air Force (Raf) Saxa Vord
Radar Station (20th Century)
Site Name Unst, Saxa Vord, Royal Air Force (Raf) Saxa Vord
Classification Radar Station (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) 91 Signals Unit; Little Foulstanes
Canmore ID 282548
Site Number HP61NW 6.04
NGR HP 62980 16590
NGR Description Centred HP 62980 16590
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Unst
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HP61NW 6.04 centred 62980 16590
Postwar NATO early warning station covering 7.14 hectares built on the summit of Saxa Vord.
Four masts and several, buildings are depicted on the current OS 1:2500 scale digital map.
Opened in 1955 and subsequently upgraded several times. In 2005 the type 93 radar was dismantled and removed
and the Station closed 1 March 2006.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), September 2006
