Daily Archives: 8th August 2018
Naval Bombing Decoy (N Series): e18999 – locally known as The Brickie Hut.
Wee Fea Naval Communications And Operational Centre.
Deerness Chain Home Station 50, transmitter/receiver block at HY 5690 0736. Various radar types used inlcuding type 13 (Mk1), height finder and type 51, a high power surface watching set which was similar in appearance to the type 52 (for tracking shipping). Only three type 51 stations were built in […]
Located on the Golta peninsular on the Island of Flotta, This WWI battery initially housed 3 3pdr’s. This was upped to 4 12pdr’s which were transferred from Holm battery . The battery is extremely well preserved and even has blast baffles remaining in one of the trenches to the magazine.
This pillbox shows some signs of damage probably from small arms fire.
