Ssh! Come here. I need to tell you this quietly.
Ok so that is a little over dramatic. RAF Fylingdales is situated in the North Yorkshire moors and it is kind of an open secret about what the base there does.
The photograph above reminded as a child of the HQ of some evil monster on Dr Who, but a quick scout around for details tells me it’s really a Solid State Phased Array Radar, whatever that is. However, the tetrahedral structure does dominate the local sky line in more ways that one. It seems as out of place as it could be. A huge concrete structure towering above the beautiful natural landscape, yet this base has been present since the early 1960′s, but the building you see in the picture was an addition of the late 1980′s. This structure replaced the domed radar system, christened “golf balls” by the public due to their shining white nature.
It has been the scene of many a protest over the years, due to the base’s role in the cold war and missile defence for the USA.
If you want to take a look for yourself, leave Whitby (Yorkshire) heading south along the A171 and you really can’t miss it. It’s a highly unusual sight but don’t get too close to the base or you may just attract the attention of those spooks.
The official RAF website for the base is here.
The local Yorkshire CND site is here.
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