Monument record MHG30351 - Battery, Invergordon

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Grid reference Centred NH 7079 6840 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH76NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish ROSSKEEN

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Noted as a VP - vulnerable point - armaments included one Vickers Mk VIII, three Twin Vickers guns, four Lewis guns. Manned 3 Oct 1940 by 40 Regiment, 104 battery, 15 Oct 1940 by 144 Regiment det to 158, 478 battery and 7 Dec 1943 by 42 Regiment and 199 battery. See NH76NW0189, NH76NW0190, NH76NW0191 & NH66NE0138 for associated gun emplacements.
Info from Redfern, "20th Century fortifications in the UK" vol IV. <1>

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  • <1> Text/Report: Redfern, N. I.. 1998. Twentieth Century Fortifications in the United Kingdom - Volume 4, Site Gazetteers: Scotland (i) 1998. Redfern, N. I.. . Paper (Copy). p 53, VP 312.

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Apr 16 2010 5:25PM

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