RRH Portreath
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 north east of the village of Portreath in Cornwall, England.Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Military installation
- Description: Royal Air Force air defence radar in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Nancekuke” and “Remote Radar Head Portreath”
- Address: Portreath, Redruth, TR16 4RA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Huer’s Hut, Portreath.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Paul Barnett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary’s Church is situated 1 mile southwest of RRH Portreath.
Huer’s Hut, Portreath
Lighthouse
Photo: Steve Fareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huer’s Hut, Portreath is a lighthouse, which is situated 1¼ miles west of RRH Portreath.
Bridge Inn
Pub
Photo: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridge Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile south of RRH Portreath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cambrose and Portreath.
Cambrose
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cambrose is a hamlet east of Portreath in west Cornwall, England, UK. Cambrose is the location of Sally's Bottom, a small valley running down to the coast.
Portreath
Village
Photo: EvaK, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Portreath is a civil parish, village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is about three miles west-north-west of Redruth.
Forge
Hamlet
Forge is a hamlet in the parish of Redruth, Cornwall, England. Forge is situated 1½ miles east of RRH Portreath.
RRH Portreath
- Categories: military radar station and air base
- Location: Portreath, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.26949° or 50° 16′ 10″ northLongitude
-5.26517° or 5° 15′ 55″ westOperator
Royal Air ForceOpen location code
9C2P7P9M+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 474353714OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q7277636
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“RRH Portreath” goes by many names.
- French: “base aérienne militaire du Royaume-Uni”
- French: “RAF Portreath”
- French: “RRH Portreath”
- Japanese: “ポーツレス空軍基地”
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