Goonhilly Downs
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Goonhilly Downs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest that forms a raised plateau in the central western area of the Lizard peninsula in southern Cornwall, England. It is one of 229 English nationa
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Arthur the oldest telecommunication dish at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, on the Downs
Dry Tree menhir - a standing stone at Goonhilly Downs
RAF Dry Tree
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RAF Dry Tree was a Royal Air Force early warning radar station for detecting enemy aircraft during the Second World War. It was built in 1940 on Goonhilly Downs, on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, a
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…flower. A forested area of the downs is known as Croft Pascoe and this larger area includes the Croft Pascoe Pool. A large standing stone known as the Dry Tree menhir can be found on the ex-RAF Dry Tree site on the downs. RAF Dry Tree was used during the Second World War, and is near to the satellite station. The…
View inside the receiver block at RAF Dry Tree.
The Dry Tree menhir, a standing stone from which the station took its name. Cornish heath is seen in the foreground