Monument record MHG28673 - Battery, Broadhaven
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3774 5098 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
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| Map sheet | ND35SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Only one searchlight emplacement could be found. Two 6 inch Mk.XI guns installed June 1940. Put into care and maintenance November 1944. J A Guy, 20th Century Defences, (report nos. 1, 8 & 11).
A M Fox, Highland Council, 09.10.01.
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ND35SE 174 centred 3775 5098
A coast battery has been identified from oblique aerial photography (RAF oblique APs CPE/Scot/UK 293, [FFO], flown 1947, 69-70). Visible on photographs are two gun emplacements with battery observation post, and at least one roofless Nissen hut immediately to N of western emplacement. The Nissen hut to N of the eastern emplacement appears intact. Three other buildings, possibly magazines or engine houses are visible on the photographs. No searchlight platforms are visible.
Information from RCAHMS (DE) October 1998
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
