Building record MHG37634 - GAIRLOCH, AUCHTERCAIRN
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8043 7663 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG87NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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Full Description
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User: Admin, Date: Wed 13 Oct 2004
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NG87NW 45 8043 7663
This building is situated at the S end of Auchtercairn village, immediately SE of the modern hotel. It is painted yellow and contructed of heavily reinforced concrete. One door has a blast wall protecting it and there was another, since demolished on the other door. The hut is a standard mid to late 1950s air ministry building also constructed of reinforced concrete.
Information from Defence of Britain Project form, P Cobb, 1998
This is the postwar Gairloch AntiAircraft Operations Room. "Gairloch - 3 Group, 78 Brigade AAOR serving the Loch Ewe GDA"
Information from Martin Briscoe, 16 October 2012
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG27311 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Andrew P K Wright. 2012. Preliminary Heritage Report - The former Anti-Aircraft Operations Room (AAOR bunker) at Gairloch. Andrew P K Wright. Digital.
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Record last edited
Jul 25 2016 10:15AM
