Monument record MHG47784 - Castletown Airfield, Pickett-hamilton Fort

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Grid reference Centred ND 2174 6722 (20m by 20m)
Map sheet ND26NW
Civil Parish OLRIG
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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NMRS Report: (17/11/2004)
ND26NW 36.15 2175 6723

A concrete Pickett-Hamilton fort is sitauted on the S side of the main runway intersection. The well in which the fort sits is full of water, but when drained it was found that the pumping mechanism (lifting jack) survived.
Information from Defence of Britain Project form, (A Gutteridge), 1985

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  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 268013.

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Jan 28 2009 3:19PM

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