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Auxiliary Unit OUT-Station (Chirnside 1)

England
List entry 1450334
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1450334
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0 hectares
Grid reference
ST2811405067
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Auxiliary Unit OUT-Station (Chirnside 1) is a Second World War defensive installation located in Dorset. The site represents part of the Auxiliary Units network, a secret guerrilla organization established by the British armed forces in 1940 to provide resistance in the event of German invasion. OUT-Stations such as this one were small, concealed operational bases typically sited in rural locations, designed to shelter and supply small teams of volunteers who would conduct sabotage and reconnaissance activities behind enemy lines. The physical remains at Chirnside 1 reflect the clandestine nature of these installations, which were deliberately constructed to be inconspicuous and difficult to detect.

Auxiliary Unit OUT-Station (Chirnside 1) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1450334. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Auxiliary Unit OUT-Station (Chirnside 1)?

Auxiliary Unit OUT-Station (Chirnside 1) is a Second World War defensive installation located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1450334.

Who is responsible for protecting Auxiliary Unit OUT-Station (Chirnside 1)?

Auxiliary Unit OUT-Station (Chirnside 1) is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1450334.

What other scheduled monuments are near Auxiliary Unit OUT-Station (Chirnside 1)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The below ground remains of the former chapel at Membury Court (2.1 km), Membury Castle (2.2 km), Hillfort 550yds (501m) SE of Four Gates (3.8 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

The below ground remains of the former chapel at Membury Court
2.1 km
Membury Castle
2.2 km
Hillfort 550yds (501m) SE of Four Gates
3.8 km
Beckford Bridge
3.9 km
Bowl barrow 110m south west of Spittle Pond Cottages
4 km
Hillfort 475m south of Howley Farm
4.2 km
Stockland Little Castle
5.3 km
Stockland Great Castle
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Auxiliary Unit OUT-Station (Chirnside 1)

Auxiliary Unit OUT-Station (Chirnside 1) stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Auxiliary Unit OUT-Station (Chirnside 1)

IlchesterRoman town · ~18.5 milesExeterRoman town · ~23.7 milesGlastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~24.9 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~17.1 milesBattle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~19.6 miles
Domesday entry for Membury, Devon →
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