| Brora Y Station | |
|---|---|
  Shown in Highland | |
| Coordinates | 58°00′25″N3°50′54″W / 58.00700°N 3.84845°W Coordinates: 58°00′25″N3°50′54″W / 58.00700°N 3.84845°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.
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]
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