RRH Portreath

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

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air base, radar, No. 1 Group RAF, 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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Frameless

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	Description	Date	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	RAF Perranporth	1941	Royal Air Force station, air base		Wikidata
base	RAF St Eval	1939	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	St Mawes Castle	1539	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	Pendennis Castle	1540	independent museum, military museum, fort, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	Predannack Anti-Aircraft Battery		air defense, artillery battery, military museum		Wikidata
fort	St Anthony Battery	1895	artillery battery		Wikidata
fort	St Mawes Castle	1539	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	Pendennis Castle	1540	independent museum, fort, military museum, English Heritage, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	Predannack Anti-Aircraft Battery		artillery battery, military museum, air defense		Wikidata
image	Above Sally's Bottom - geograph.org.uk - 187185	2006			Wikimedia
image	Buildings on Portreath Airfield	2010			Wikimedia
image	Defences around Portreath Airfield	2010			Wikimedia
image	Horsa glider landing in Cornwall on way to Africa 1943	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	The Dome at RAF Portreath - geograph.org.uk - 472225	2007			Wikimedia
image	The Edge of MOD Property - geograph.org.uk - 472210	2007			Wikimedia
image	The former eastern entrance barrier at Portreath Airfield	2012			Wikimedia