A type CP/6/40/111 pillbox at the Sands of Wright, Orkney. Thought to have been moved from it’s original […]
Orkney
One of the two 12pdr temporary mountings for Scad battery – there’s no sign of the other. Pictures […]
Field Gun Emplacement: e60628 (Extant)
Concentric rings of concrete anchor blocks used to hold the balloon when lowered. These at Neb on Flotta […]
Barrage Balloon Site: e25875 (Extant)
Located either side of Northside Road in Birsay Latitude / Longitude: 59.13761124, -3.30437422 Easting / Northing: 325461, 1028597 […]
Hesta Geo R.N. Fighter Direction School (RADAR)
Heading South out of Kirkwall, past the Highland Park distillery, there is, what appears to be, the roof […]
Pillbox Base and Roof, Nordene, A961.
Site Type: PILLBOX (20TH CENTURY) Canmore ID: 296529 Site Number: ND39SW 121 Grid Reference: ND 33922 91339 Description: […]
Coastal Observation Post e10086
Recently unearthed, this standard type Battle HQ has had it’s roof and cupola removed. The cupola is said […]
Battle HQ type 11008/41, RAF Skeabrae (AIRFIELD: e10857), Orkney.
A pair of air raid shelters on the small island of Glimps Holm, between Churchill barriers 2 and […]
Air Raid Shelters, Glimps Holm, Orkney, e53428 (Extant) &e53442 (Extant)
Part of Inganess Stop Line. No close ups of this one as on a guided walk.
PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111): S0015483
Pillbox, roofless. It has been incorporated into the fence line and has three strands of fencing wire which […]
PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111): S0015265, Lywara, Hoy.
4 x 12pdr QF guns were emplaced here. The battery remains fairly complete. The magazines are still extant […]
Clestrain Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015234 WWI
A type 22 pillbox with a sunken entrance located at Lyness on Hoy, Orkney.
Pillbox (Type FW3/22): S0015271 – Next to Naval Cemetery, Hoy, ...
A type 22 pillbox with a (blocked) sunken entrance located at Lyness on Hoy, Orkney. There is evidence […]
Pillbox (Type FW3/22): e34931
This massive WWI building provided a welcome rest and recreation centre for the many troops stationed on Flotta […]
WWI YMCA Building, Golta Peninsula, Flotta.
Type 22 pillbox. Location identified from the book “If Hitler Comes” Interesting construction with block built corners and […]
PILLBOX: e29753
This shelter is situated on the site of the former HMS Tern. Although similar in construction to the […]
Shelter: e11165 HMS Tern
This pillbox is undoubtedly not in it’s original position and appears to have been converted for use as […]
Pillbox (Type CP/6/40/111): e10116 – Hatston.
Naval Bombing Decoy (N Series): e18999 – locally known as The Brickie Hut.
Naval Bombing Decoy (N Series): e18999
Wee Fea Naval Communications And Operational Centre.
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 […]
Chain Home Low Station: e25265
Located on the Golta peninsular on the Island of Flotta, This WWI battery initially housed 3 3pdr’s. This […]
Roan Head Battery (WWI)
This observation building served as the main control centre for the Lyness Naval Base Air Raid Precaution System. There […]
Passive Defence HQ, Lyness, Hoy.
The distinctive feature of the Anti-Motorboat Boom is the BAULK: As shown in the sketch the standard baulk is […]
Anti-Motorboat Boom Baulks
Located Between St Margarets Hope and Quindry on the road to Hoxa at Ronaldsvoe. The Chimneys are for […]
Hardened Telephone Exchange.
An interesting Type 22 with overhanging roof and entrance hatch in that roof. Located in a Private Garden […]
Type 22 next to Orkney College. e32717
CHL72A Crustan.
Chain Home Low RADAR Station e25262.
In the angle of the junction of Holm Branch road and New Scapa road, Kirkwall.
PILLBOX (TYPE CP/6/40/111): S0015188
Norcon pillbox, with flat roof with hatch. Small circular Norcon type concrete pillbox built into the remains of […]
Finstown Type 25 Norcon (TYPE CP/6/40/111). S0007046
A type 22 pillbox of unusual construction. Built by the Royal Marines whilst they were guarding Hatston airfield, […]
Type 22, Hatston. S0015189
Sadly, this unique Torpedo Attack Trainer, is rapidly being destroyed by Orkney’s harsh weather. Nearly all of the […]
Torpedo Attack Trainer (TAT) Rinnigill, Hoy.
The Italian Chapel stands as a poignant reminder of the troubled times Orkney went through during WWII. It […]
The Italian Chapel
1 x Twin 6pdr QF gun house and associated buildings.
Buchanan Battery, Flotta. Coast Artillery Battery: S0012909
1 x Twin 6pdr QF gun house and associated buildings. Currently used as a paintball venue hence some […]
Burray Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015190
Coast artillery Battery housing 2 x 12pdr QF guns. Remains of paintings in each gun house. Pictures are […]
Cara Battery – Coast Artillery Battery: S0000134
2 x 12pdr Quick Fire in WWII and 2 x 4″ QF in WWI
Carness / Wellington Battery
2 4.7″ QF Mk4 on Mk3 mountings were emplaced here. The battery was never really finished – there […]
Castle Battery, Shapinsay. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015239
1 x 12pdr QF installed in a temporary emplacement allowing all round traverse.
Deerness Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0012960
1 x Twin 6 pdr QF emplaced here. Search light houses are facing collapse from erosion.
Galtness Battery, Shapinsay. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015274
1 x Twin 6pdr with no overhead cover. Unigue double split beam searchlight houses.
Graemsay Battery, Graemsay. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015229
Much of this WWII battery is built on top of the WWI 3 x 4″ QF battery. some […]
Holm Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0012912
2 x 12 pdr QF and associated buildings.
Houton Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0012968
2 x 6″ breech loaders Mk7 on CP2 mountings. Much of this battery is built on top of […]
Hoxa Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0000115
2 x 12pdr QF one in concrete gun house the other in an open emplacement with a peat […]
Lamb Holm Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0012903
1 x Twin 6pdr QF gun house survives along with the engine room and 1 of the 3 […]
Links Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0013006
1 x Twin 6pdr Q.F.
Neb Battery, Flotta. Coast Artillery Battery: S0012964
2 x 4.7″ QF Mk4 on Mk3 mountings to start with and 2 6″ BL Mk7 on P8 […]
Rerwick Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: S0012904
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: S0013005
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)
2 x 12pdr QF guns emplaced here.
Skerry Battery, Hoy. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015186
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: S0015233
2 x 12pdr QF in gunhouses with different architecture.
Wasswick Battery. Coast Artillery Battery: e27158
There are four searchlights installed here and a Twin 6pdr with no overhead cover or director tower. Pictures […]
Walls Battery, South Walls, Hoy. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015232
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Stanger Head Port War Signal Station, Flotta.
Sadly this much loved building has been demolished despite a campaign to save it.
The “Black Building” Fighter Command Sector HQ.
2 x Twin 6pdr QF guns for defence of Hoxa Sound against AMTBs and covering the Boom defence. […]