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Unst, Saxa Vord, Royal Air Force (Raf) Saxa Vord

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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

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/282548

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Shetland Islands
  • Parish Unst
  • Former Region Shetland Islands Area
  • Former District Shetland
  • Former County Shetland

Archaeology Notes

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

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