Military base · England · Still standing
RAF Menwith Hill
RAF Menwith Hill is a fenced military air station near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, containing a large satellite ground-station and communications / signals-intelligence facilities operated by UK and US authorities. The site is characterised by clusters of white protective radomes, technical compounds, offices and residential/service blocks spread across several hundred acres. It functions as a ground station and signals-intake hub supporting allied intelligence operations.
Its prime
2012
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 2012
The shape it held in its prime.
A sprawling secured compound set in patchwork Yorkshire farmland, defined by dozens of smooth white geodesic radomes ('golf balls') grouped in fields and fenced lots. Low, utilitarian administrative and technical buildings, service roads, antenna masts and occasional housing terraces cluster near the radome fields. Perimeter security fencing, gated vehicle access and pockets of scrub or woodland mark the site's edges; surfaces are a mix of tarmac, gravel service tracks and maintained grass.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 2012.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at RAF Menwith Hill — including 4 interiors: communications centre interior, headquarters and support blocks, cinema and social club interior and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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