From here you can see Goatstone pond, Peek Hill and Shapitor, in this area RAF Sharpitor was located.
RAF Sharpitor, was a transmitting station established early in World War 2 circa 1942 and abandoned in 1971. This small 'Technical site' served as the master transmitting station for the South Western Gee chain and was one link in the National Gee chain - a radio navigational system that enabled aircraft to fix their position accurately throughout most of Europe. The station had a 210ft wooden transmitting tower and seven nissen huts including a transmitter block. 35 service personnel were stationed here including 12 technicians who worked a shift system. A 'Domestic site' nearby served as the personnel accommodation area until it was demolished in 1949. The station was upgraded with the addition of a new transmitter block and a 240ft high steel transmitting tower in the mid 1950s. The station, located just off the prominent summit area of Peek Hill, was demolished and cleared by 1972. Now, all that remains are the outline of many of the early buildings traceable as slight brick and concrete foundations up to 0.1m high
In addition, in 1957 an underground monitoring post or bunker designed by the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) to record nuclear bomb explosions and the drift of fallout, was located just off the summit of Peek Hill lying just beyond the perimeter of RAF Sharpitor.
First To Find honours go to all who find this cache on the day of publication (31st December 2017)