RRH Portreath

Royal Air Force air defence radar in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Location: 50.2714, -5.26333, ///vibrating.torn.scarcely, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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Above Sally's Bottom - geograph.org.uk - 187185

Buildings on Portreath Airfield

Defences around Portreath Airfield

Horsa glider landing in Cornwall on way to Africa 1943

RAF Mosquito with Molins gun WWII IWM CH 14114

RAF Portreath - 9 Mar 1944 Airphoto

Target Dossier for Portreath, Cornwall, England

Target Dossier for Portreath, Cornwall, England

Target Dossier for Portreath, Cornwall, England

The Dome at RAF Portreath - geograph.org.uk - 472225

The Edge of MOD Property - geograph.org.uk - 472210

The former eastern entrance barrier at Portreath Airfield

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea 14 article@			Wikidata
base		RAF Drytree	radar station, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base	1941	RAF Perranporth	Royal Air Force station, air base		Wikidata
base	1939	RAF St Eval	Royal Air Force station, air base		Wikidata
base		RAF St Mawgan	Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force		Wikidata
base		RAF Trelanvean	radar station, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RAF Trerew	radar station, Royal Air Force station		Wikidata
base		RNAS St Merryn	Royal Naval Air Service station		Wikidata
base		RRH Portreath	air base, radar		Wikidata
base		The Barrack Block, Pendennis Castle	barracks		Wikidata
bunker		Truro Cornwall County Emergency Centre	civil defense center, Cornwall Council		Wikidata
bunker		Truro Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps, bunker		Wikidata
castle		Caerhays Castle	English country house, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1539	St Mawes Castle	fort, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		St Michael's Mount Castle	chapel, museum, castle, house, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Early 20th century gun battery 150m north of St Mawes Castle	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		Padstow Coastal Gun Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1540	Pendennis Castle	independent museum, military museum, fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Predannack Anti-Aircraft Battery	air defense, artillery battery, military museum		Wikidata
fort	1895	St Anthony Battery	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	1539	St Mawes Castle	fort, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		The French Gun Battery (north west corner)	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		gun battery north-north west of St Michael's Mount	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort		gun battery west of St Michael's Mount	artillery battery		Wikidata
museum		Military Vehicles Museum	military museum		Wikidata
museum	1540	Pendennis Castle	independent museum, fort, military museum, English Heritage, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Predannack Anti-Aircraft Battery	artillery battery, military museum, air defense		Wikidata
image	2006	Above Sally's Bottom - geograph.org.uk - 187185			Wikimedia
image	2010	Buildings on Portreath Airfield			Wikimedia
image	2010	Defences around Portreath Airfield			Wikimedia
image	1943	Horsa glider landing in Cornwall on way to Africa 1943			Wikimedia
image		RAF Mosquito with Molins gun WWII IWM CH 14114			Wikimedia
image		RAF Portreath - 9 Mar 1944 Airphoto			Wikimedia
image		Target Dossier for Portreath, Cornwall, England			Wikimedia
image		Target Dossier for Portreath, Cornwall, England			Wikimedia
image		Target Dossier for Portreath, Cornwall, England			Wikimedia
image	2007	The Dome at RAF Portreath - geograph.org.uk - 472225			Wikimedia
image	2007	The Edge of MOD Property - geograph.org.uk - 472210			Wikimedia
image	2012	The former eastern entrance barrier at Portreath Airfield			Wikimedia