WW2 RAF Portreath Sally’s Head Air-to-ground Gunnery Range
WW2 RAF Portreath Sally’s Head Air-to-ground Gunnery Range is a historic site in Portreath, Cornwall, England. WW2 RAF Portreath Sally’s Head Air-to-ground Gunnery Range is situated nearby to the historic site Kite’s Shaft, as well as near Gullyn Rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include RRH Portreath and Huer’s Hut, Portreath.
RRH Portreath
Military installation
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. RRH Portreath is situated 3,900 feet southwest of WW2 RAF Portreath Sally’s Head Air-to-ground Gunnery Range.
Huer’s Hut, Portreath
Lighthouse
Photo: Steve Fareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huer’s Hut, Portreath is a lighthouse, which is situated 2 miles southwest of WW2 RAF Portreath Sally’s Head Air-to-ground Gunnery Range.
Chapel Porth Beach
Beach
Chapel Porth Beach is situated 2 miles northeast of WW2 RAF Portreath Sally’s Head Air-to-ground Gunnery Range.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cambrose and Forge.
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.
Mawla
Hamlet
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mawla is a village south of Porthtowan in Cornwall, England, UK. The earliest record of Mawla is in 960 AD; the meaning of the name is claimed to be "pigs' place" according to one source.
WW2 RAF Portreath Sally’s Head Air-to-ground Gunnery Range
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Portreath, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.27789° or 50° 16′ 40″ northLongitude
-5.25502° or 5° 15′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C2P7PHV+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 919762591OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kite’s Shaft and Gullyn Rock.
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