Monument record MHG47785 - Castletown Airfield, Pickett-hamilton Fort

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Grid reference ND 2126 6700 (point)
Map sheet ND26NW
Civil Parish OLRIG
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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NMRS Report: (17/11/2004)
ND26NW 36.16 2126 6700

A concrete Pickett-Hamilton fort is sitauted on the S side of the of the intersection between the E-W and SW to NE runways. The well in which the fort sits is full of water but when The well in which the fort sits is full of water, but when drained it was found that the lifting mechanism (lifting jack) had been removed.
Information from Defence of Britain Project form, (A Gutteridge), 1985

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  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 268014.

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Jan 28 2009 3:19PM

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