ROC observation post, Worth Matravers

ROC observation post, Worth Matravers is a bunker in Langton Matravers, Purbeck District, England. ROC observation post, Worth Matravers is situated nearby to the quarry Keates Quarries, as well as near the paleontological site Spyway Dinosaur Footprints.

Photo: Phil Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Bunker
Description: former ROC observation post near Worth Matravers, Dorset
Also known as: “Royal Observer Corps Observation Post”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harman’s Cross railway station and Spyway Barn.

Harman’s Cross railway station

Railway station

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Harman's Cross railway station is a railway station located in the village of Harman's Cross, on the Isle of Purbeck in the English county of Dorset. It is an intermediate station on the Swanage Railway, a heritage railway that currently operates from Swanage to Norden. Harman’s Cross railway station is situated 1 mile north of ROC observation post, Worth Matravers.

Spyway Barn

Photo: John Lamper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Spyway Barn is situated 1 mile southeast of ROC observation post, Worth Matravers.

Square and Compass

Pub

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The Square and Compass is a Grade II listed public house in Worth Matravers, Dorset. Built in the 18th century as a pair of cottages before becoming a public house, the Square and Compass got its name in 1830 from a landlord who had been a stonemason. Square and Compass is situated 4,100 feet southwest of ROC observation post, Worth Matravers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acton and Worth Matravers.

Acton

Hamlet

Photo: Huligan0, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Acton is a hamlet in the parish of Langton Matravers, on the Isle of Purbeck, in the county of Dorset in the south of England. Acton was built as living quarters for the quarrymen working at the local quarries.

Worth Matravers

Village

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

Worth Matravers is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. The village is situated on the cliffs west of Swanage. It comprises limestone cottages and farm houses and is built around a pond, which is a regular feature on postcards of the Isle of Purbeck.

Harman’s Cross

Village

Photo: Huligan0, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Harman's Cross is a small village on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It is situated on the A351 road between Swanage and Corfe Castle. The village is within the civil parish of Worth Matravers, which is itself within the South Dorset constituency of the House of Commons.

ROC observation post, Worth Matravers

Categories: Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, building, and military installation
Location: Langton Matravers, Purbeck District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.60503° or 50° 36′ 18″ north

Longitude

-2.02351° or 2° 1′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C2VJX4G+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1375645263

OpenStreetMap feature

building=bunker

OpenStreetMap feature

military=bunker

Wikidata ID

Q133831306

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Keates Quarries and Spyway Dinosaur Footprints.

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