{"id":7222,"date":"2017-08-31T17:53:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T16:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/?p=7222"},"modified":"2025-10-04T17:58:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T16:58:31","slug":"castle-battery-shapinsay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/castle-battery-shapinsay\/","title":{"rendered":"Castle Battery, Shapinsay. Coast Artillery Battery: S0015239"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 4.7&#8243; QF Mk4 on Mk3 mountings were emplaced here. The battery was never really finished &#8211; there being no overhead cover for the guns and the BOP was a Jane Hut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0063.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"10873\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0063-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10873\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0063-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0063-300x169.jpg 300w, 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1024w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0064-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0064-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0064-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0064.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption> Castle Battery, Shapinsay. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0065.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"10875\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0065-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10875\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0065-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0065-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0065-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0065-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0065.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption> Castle Battery, Shapinsay. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pillbox-study-group.org.uk\/gazetteersubsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DJI_0067.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"10877\" 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