During the Second World War there were almost as many airfields along the North Coast as there were in Kent, reflecting that Northern Ireland was the closest part of the UK to the Atlantic Convoys. While the coast to the west of the Sperrins was the location of most of these, there was an airfield in this area to the east of Aghadowey at Mullaghmore and a radar station at Articlave as well as numerous pillboxes and other defences along the coast. A dramatic remnant is the 'Downhill Chain Home Low Radar Station' which sits on top of Benevenagh mountain looking out to sea. An antenna was located beside this and the facility was used to track aircraft during the later part of the war. Today, it is a farm shed.
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