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Engine house. View from South East
C 73250 CN
Description Engine house. View from South East
Date 21/5/1996
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number C 73250 CN
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 670487
Scope and Content View from south-east of engine room, Balfour Battery, Hoxa Head, South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands Balfour Battery, a coast battery, was constructed at the main entrance to Scapa Flow, as a defence against fast moving craft and motor torpedo boats attacking Scapa Flow. This building was the engine room which housed the engine which provided power for the battery and for the searchlights. Scapa Flow was used by the Royal Navy as a base and fleet anchorage for the Home Fleet during World Wars I and II. After each war the defence equipment was removed leaving the emplacements and other buildings empty and abandoned. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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