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Gun Battery Orkney

Clestrain Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015234 WWI

by Colin|Updated 19th October 2025

4 x 12pdr QF guns were emplaced here. The battery remains fairly complete. The magazines are still extant but buried.

Clestrain Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015234 WWI
Clestrain Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015234 WWI
Clestrain Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015234 WWI
Clestrain Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015234 WWI
Clestrain Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015234 WWI
Clestrain Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015234 WWI
Clestrain Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015234 WWI
Clestrain Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015234 WWI
Clestrain Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015234 WWI
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