ðə mˈɑːnɪɾɚɹɪŋ pˈoʊst wʌz ˈoʊpənd ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, wʌz dˌiːkəmˈɪʃənd ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ænd ɪz sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɔn ɐ lˈoʊ mˈaʊnd tˈɛn jˈɑːɹdz wˈɛst əvə tɹˈɪɡ pˈɔɪnt ˌoʊvɚlˈʊkɪŋ bˌiːˌeɪˈiː sˈæmlzbɛɹi ˈɛɹfiːld.
The monitoring post was opened in July 1959, was decommissioned in October 1968, and is situated on a low mound ten yards west of a trig point overlooking BAE Samlesbury Airfield.