Monument record MHG53324 - Glengolly, Home Guard 'secret Hideout'

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Grid reference ND 1087 6622 (point) (Approximate)
Map sheet ND16NW
Civil Parish THURSO
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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ND16NW 398 c.1087 6622
The remains of a Home Guard secret hideout are situated on the W bank of the River Thurso where a ditch flows in from Derwent farmsteading. An area of gorse covers the hide.
Constructed of corrugated iron shaped in the form of a large Anderson shelter with an escape tunnel leading out into the ditch cut.
Information from G Leet 29 April 2004 <1>

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  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2010. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 298594.

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Feb 22 2010 2:58PM

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