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Two decoy targets at Northam Radar Station is a Second World War defensive installation located in Devon. The site consists of two constructed decoy targets designed to mislead enemy aircraft and protect the operational radar station during aerial bombardment. As part of Britain's air defence infrastructure during the 1940s, these decoys represent the practical measures undertaken to safeguard critical military installations from Luftwaffe attack. The structures survive as physical evidence of wartime engineering and the defensive strategies employed across the south-western counties during the conflict.
Two decoy targets at Northam Radar Station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1425448. View the official record →
Two decoy targets at Northam Radar Station is a Second World War defensive installation located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1425448.
Two decoy targets at Northam Radar Station 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 1425448.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Civil War Fieldwork on Staddon Hill (1.3 km), Wreck off Northam Burrows (1.6 km), Wreck at Westward Ho! (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two decoy targets at Northam Radar Station's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two decoy targets at Northam Radar Station stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.