Monument record MHG27904 - Battery, Caol
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 1064 7610 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
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| Map sheet | NN17NW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILMALLIE |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Known as FW2, recorded in Redfern, "20th Century fortifications in the UK" vol IV as having been manned 15 Oct 1942 by Brigade 42, Regiment 130, battery 427.
A M Fox, Highland Council, 11.12.01
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NN17NW 35 Centred 1065 7610
A heavy anti-aircraft battery has been identified from aerial photographs (visible on vertical air photographs RAF 106G/UK 1236, 5051, flown 1946) adjacent to the shoreline of Am Breun Chamas on a site now built over by the new housing estate of Caol.
The four emplacement battery mounted 4 3-inch guns and also incorporated a command post to the rear all of which were located nearer to the shore. The military accommodation camp was located further E at a point just W of the present Kilmallie Road.
Information from RCAHMS (DE) August 1997
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
