Monument record MHG32349 - Rifle Range, W end of Helmsdale
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0341 1528 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND01NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Volunteers Rifle Range marked on 1st ed OS 25" erunning from coast road GR to Marker butt & target at S end. 100yds, 200yds & 300yds markers going north. The 300yds marker is c 25yds short of the road (A9). <1>
This site is probably the rifle range of the Golspie company of the The Sutherland Highland Rifle Volunteers (SHRV). The SHRV was raised in 1859, and in 1864 it became the 1st (administrative) battalion, Sutherland Rifle Volunteers, based in Golspie; it consisted of 5 companies, based at Golspie, Dornoch, Brora, Rogart and Bonar Bridge. <2><3>
Nothing remains of the rifle range in this location. Field survey recorded remains consisting of a presumed WWII coastal defence structure. Construced from brick and reinforced concrete it survives to 0.75m in height. Structure is in ruins and badly delapidated. Rubble is concentrated over an area c. 11 m by 5 m. <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG23635 Verbal Communication: White, H. Comment by Hilary White, HC Archaeologist.
- <2> SHG24799 Verbal Communication: Carey, G. 2010-2011. Comment by Giles Carey, HER Officer.
- <3> SHG24920 Interactive Resource/Webpage: Historylinks Museum, Dornoch. 10/2009. The First Sutherland Volunteers. Yes.
- <4> SHG24912 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Sneddon, D, Gheorghiou, D, Hansom, J and Sherarer, I. 03/2010. East Sutherland Coastal Zone Assessment survey: Data Structure Report. Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). 12/9/10. Digital. Site 379.
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Record last edited
Sep 20 2010 11:35AM
