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RRH Portreath

1940 establishments in EnglandAir defence radar stationsMilitary installations established in 1941Royal Air Force stations in CornwallUse British English from May 2013
The Dome at RAF Portreath geograph.org.uk 472225
The Dome at RAF Portreath geograph.org.uk 472225

Remote Radar Head Portreath or RRH Portreath is an air defence radar station operated by the Royal Air Force. It has a coastal location at Nancekuke Common, approximately 1.25 kilometres (0.78 mi) north east of the village of Portreath in Cornwall, England. Its radar (housed in a fibre glass or golf ball protective dome) provides long-range coverage of the south western approaches to the United Kingdom.

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RRH Portreath
Tolticken Hill,

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N 50.271388888889 ° E -5.2633333333333 °
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Tolticken Hill
TR16 4FB
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