Brora Y Station Explained

Brora Y Station
Coordinates:	58.007°N -3.8485°W
Built:	1940

Brora Y Station was a Government listening station located South-east of Brora in Sutherland, Scotland which operated between 1940 and 1986.

History

The building was built for the General Post Office and completed by 1939.^[1] During the Second World War it operated as a Y-station, collecting information for analysts at Bletchley Park.^[1] Unlike other Y stations Brora did not close after the War but continued as a Cold War monitoring station under the aegis of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) until it closed in 1986.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brora Radio Intercept Y Station Operations Building. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. 13 December 2014.
2. Web site: How Cheltenham entered America's backyard. New Scientist. 5 April 1984. 12 December 2014.