Saxa Vord Radar Station

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Title

Saxa Vord Radar Station

Description

On the most northerly hill-top in the UK, site one of our most strategic MoD tracking stations, a vital cog in North Atlantic defence. The radar station on the hilltop will be open for two tours, rebuilt in 1991, the 1940 original was destroyed by 197mph winds. Pre-booking essential.

Source

shetland

Date

1991

Type

Museum

Identifier

3406

Spatial Coverage

current,55.86362,-4.261207;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Saxa Vord

Place

Unst

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningTime1

Pre-booked tours 11.00, 13.30, 15.00

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

No

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

10276

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

ZE2 9DS

Citation

“Saxa Vord Radar Station,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3405.

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