There are four searchlights installed here and a Twin 6pdr with no overhead cover or director tower. Extreme […] Walls Battery, South Walls, Hoy. Coast Artillery Battery: S001523230th September 2018 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged artillery / battery / coast / south / walls by Colin
4 x 12pdr QF guns were emplaced here. The battery remains fairly complete. The magazines are still extant […] Clestrain Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015234 WWI24th September 2018 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged artillery / battery / clestrain / coast / s0015234 by Colin
Located on the Golta peninsular on the Island of Flotta, This WWI battery initially housed 3 3pdr’s. This […] Roan Head Battery (WWI)8th August 2018 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / head / roan by Colin
2 x 6″ breech loaders Mk7 on CP2 mountings. There was also a 4.7″ gun on a temporary […] Stanger Head Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S00152333rd September 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / head / stanger by Colin
2 6″ BL Mk7 on CP2 mountings. This battery was built in 1938 and was still in M.O.D. […] Ness Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S00130053rd September 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / ness by Colin
2 x 12pdr Quick Fire in WWII and 2 x 4″ QF in WWI Carness / Wellington Battery3rd September 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / carness by Colin
COAST ARTILLERY BATTERY: S0015230 (Extant) Twin 6pdr QF gun emplacement. A cable railway was laid to facilitate supply […] Scad Battery, Hoy. COAST ARTILLERY BATTERY: S0015230 (Extant)31st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / scad by Colin
2 x 12pdr QF guns emplaced here. Skerry Battery, Hoy. Coast Artillery Battery: S001518631st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / skerry by Colin
1 x Twin 6pdr QF gun house and associated buildings. Currently used as a paintball venue hence some […] Burray Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S001519031st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / burray / northfield by Colin
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2 x 12pdr QF in gunhouses with different architecture. Wasswick Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: e2715831st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / wasswick by Colin
2 x 4.7″ QF Mk4 on Mk3 mountings to start with and 2 6″ BL Mk7 on P8 […] Rerwick Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S001290431st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / rerwick by Colin
1 x Twin 6pdr Q.F. Neb Battery, Flotta. Coast Artillery Battery: S001296431st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / flotta by Colin
1 x Twin 6pdr QF gun house survives along with the engine room and 1 of the 3 […] Links Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S001300631st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / links by Colin
2 x 12pdr QF one in concrete gun house the other in an open emplacement with a peat […] Lamb Holm Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S001290331st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / holm / lamb by Colin
2 x 6″ breech loaders Mk7 on CP2 mountings. Much of this battery is built on top of […] Hoxa Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S000011531st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / hoxa by Colin
2 x 12 pdr QF and associated buildings. Houton Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S001296831st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / houton by Colin
Much of this WWII battery is built on top of the WWI 3 x 4″ QF battery. some […] Holm Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S001291231st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / holm by Colin
1 x Twin 6pdr with no overhead cover. Unigue double split beam searchlight houses. Graemsay Battery, Graemsay. Coast Artillery Battery: S001522931st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / graemsay by Colin
1 x Twin 6 pdr QF emplaced here. Search light houses are facing collapse from erosion. Galtness Battery, Shapinsay. Coast Artillery Battery: S001527431st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / galtness / shapinsay by Colin
1 x 12pdr QF installed in a temporary emplacement allowing all round traverse. Deerness Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S001296031st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / deerness by Colin
2 4.7″ QF Mk4 on Mk3 mountings were emplaced here. The battery was never really finished – there […] Castle Battery, Shapinsay. Coast Artillery Battery: S001523931st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney / Uncategorised tagged battery / castle / shapinsay by Colin
Coast artillery Battery housing 2 x 12pdr QF guns. Remains of paintings in each gun house. Pictures are […] Cara Battery – Coast Artillery Battery: S000013431st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / cara by Colin
1 x Twin 6pdr QF gun house and associated buildings. Buchanan Battery, Flotta. Coast Artillery Battery: S001290931st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged battery / buchanan / flotta by Colin
2 x Twin 6pdr QF guns for defence of Hoxa Sound against AMTBs and covering the Boom defence. […] Balfour Battery – Coast Artillery Battery: S001291331st August 2017 in Gun Battery / Orkney tagged balfour / battery by Colin