Name: High Edge and RAF Harpur Hill Bunkers
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High Edge and RAF Harpur Hill Bunkers

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Location: Hartington Middle Quarter, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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Ian Delve

June 30, 2023

High Edge is a limestone hill overlooking Harper Hill.The summit is 472 metres (1,549 ft) above sea level. The lower hilltop (about 400m north-west of the summit) is marked by a cairn

There are two machine gun bunkers on the hilltop as part of the defences of the former RAF Harpur Hill. From 1938 to 1969, the RAF Maintenance Unit 28 was based at Harpur Hill. The RAF site was established as an underground ammunitions store with an extensive tunnel system to house munitions and ordnance. The site is now operated by the Health and Safety Executive Laboratory, which has had a presence on the site since 1947, when it was the Safety in Mines Research Establishment (SMRE).

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Location: Hartington Middle Quarter, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

High Edge and RAF Harpur Hill Bunkers

1. Chrome Hill – View of High Wheeldon loop from Longnor

2. Parkhouse Hill – Chrome Hill loop from Monyash

3. Chrome Hill – Pavilion Gardens, Buxton loop from Buxton

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