Operations Building
Starting life during the Second World War, the signal or radio station at Killylane was used to communicate with Atlantic convoys as they made their trecherous journey. After the war, the station (which was well sited for its transatlantic communication) continued to be used by the military. It appears as if the site closed in the 1960's. The staff working here would most likely have been accommodated in the nearby RAF Eglinton domestic site at Ballygudden Road. Lough Foyle and the Atlantic can be seen in the distance in some of the images.
The site has laid abandoned on this exposed hilltop since, and as of 2019 is up for sale once again, this time with planning permission and it is likely the buildings will be demolished in the near future.
Photographs from late afternoon on a bitterly cold day after Christmas 2017.
Operations Building
Starting life during the Second World War, the signal or radio station at Killylane was used to communicate with Atlantic convoys as they made their trecherous journey. After the war, the station (which was well sited for its transatlantic communication) continued to be used by the military. It appears as if the site closed in the 1960's. The staff working here would most likely have been accommodated in the nearby RAF Eglinton domestic site at Ballygudden Road. Lough Foyle and the Atlantic can be seen in the distance in some of the images.
The site has laid abandoned on this exposed hilltop since, and as of 2019 is up for sale once again, this time with planning permission and it is likely the buildings will be demolished in the near future.
Photographs from late afternoon on a bitterly cold day after Christmas 2017.