Monument record MHG44022 - Helmsdale
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0331 1520 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND01NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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Full Description
A gun platform and magazine is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map, (Caithness 1881, sheet xc), to the E of Helmsdale, the site having been subsumed under a footpath.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), 14 February 1996.
This was a 300 yard range used by the Rifle Volunteers adjacent to the Volunteers Artillary Battery. Nothing now remains.
1st ed OS map SUTH XC.3 1871
Information supplied by Annette Jack, 18.10.01
See assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 29.10.01
Only visible remains are of presumed WWII date. Remains consist of concrete opening 1 m high and 1.5 m wide. Passageway is blocked off c. 2 m from entrance. Likely that this area contains more remains beneath the surface.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
