Monument record MHG31306 - Possible blast Pens - Castletown

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Grid reference Centred ND 2022 6755 (253m by 376m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND26NW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish OLRIG
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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543a: Wartime earthworks? Dimensions 7m x 7m. Series of 18 semicircular enclosures,, some constructed of sand, some of orthostats. Enclosures separated by c15m of straight wall. WWII aircraft shelters? Aircraft being partly thus concealed by woodland bordering field. <1>

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  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R J. 1981. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: volume II, 1980-81. University of Edinburgh. 30/12/1981. Paper and Digital. p.157 no.543a & p.95 Fig. 45.

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Apr 1 2014 1:25PM

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