Transmitter Tower (tower 2), Transmitter site, former Swingate Chain Home Radar Station

The Transmitter Tower (Tower 2) is part of the Swingate Chain Home Radar Station, located on a prominent site above the cliffs approximately 2km north-east of Dover. The radar station's site, covering roughly 21 hectares, includes transmitter and receiver areas, as well as various ancillary structures. The transmitter site, where this tower stands, is situated to the south-west, enclosed within a rectangular fenced area.

Built in the 1930s, this is a c350ft self-supporting steel transmitter tower constructed of galvanised steel bolted together. As a Group 3 tower, it was built by J L Eve Construction Co. Ltd according to an Air Ministry design prepared by Mr Norman Garnish. The tower stands on four reinforced concrete feet, approximately 3m square and 2m tall. The external concrete facing is a repair from after 2000, covering the original 1930s form. Originally, there were six cantilevered steel inspection platforms with timber floors to allow access to the aerial arrays suspended between the towers; these platforms have since been removed. These towers were self-supporting, differentiating them from masts used on west coast Chain Home sites which required guy ropes for support. Historic photographs show all four towers in place. Modern plant, machinery, fixtures, communications equipment, radio equipment cabins, electricity meter cabinets, masts, antennae (with associated brackets, supports, and feeders), compound fences, and gates are not considered to be of special interest.