Monument record MHG21225 - Kyle of Lochalsh
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NG 7562 2737 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NG72NE |
Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
Civil Parish | LOCHALSH |
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Recorded in Redfern, "20th Century fortifications in the UK" vol IV
as being manned 3 Oct 1940 by 51 Brigade, 108 Regiment, 292 battery and 15 Oct 1942 by 51 Brigade, 113 Regiment and 366 battery.
A M Fox, Highland Council, 11.12.01
Now a view point for the Skye Bridge. The battery was armed with 2 x 3 inch guns. The Code was B1 and the battery was known as Kyle. Guns could be used in a Coastal Defence role as well as Heavy AA. J A Guy, 20th Century Defences, (report nos. 1, 8 & 11)
A M Fox, Highland Council, 09.10.01.
NG72NE 46 756 274
Gun emplacements (NG 756 274) and barracks (NG 764 272 and 747 264) are visible on a Luftwaffe aerial photograph taken in 1940.
Information from RCAHMS (KM) 12 August 1996.
The site of a heavy anti-aircraft battery on Plock of Kyle. The battery consisted of two 3-inch guns and its associated accommodation camp. Nothing survives of the battery, though huts bases can be found in the area.
Information from J Guy, June 1997
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM