Scheduled Maintenance
Please be advised that this website will undergo scheduled maintenance on the following dates: •
Tuesday 3rd December 11:00-15:00
During these times, some services may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
View of observation post and twin 6 pounder gun emplacement from W with part of west 12 pounder gun-emplacement
SC 672897
Description View of observation post and twin 6 pounder gun emplacement from W with part of west 12 pounder gun-emplacement
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 672897
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 17968 CN
Scope and Content General view from the west of Neb Battery, Flotta, Orkney Islands Neb Battery was built during World War II as one of the coast batteries defending the Cantick Sound entrance to Scapa Flow. The battery was built to stop hostile fast moving craft and motor torpedo boats from entering the Flow. This shows a general view of Neb Battery with the director tower and gun emplacement below. The top observation post directed the gun while the lower one controlled 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.
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/672897
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution: © Crown Copyright: HES
Licence Type: Full
You may: copy, display, store and make derivative works [eg documents] solely for licensed personal use at home or solely for licensed educational institution use by staff and students on a secure intranet.
Under these conditions: Display Attribution, No Commercial Use or Sale, No Public Distribution [eg by hand, email, web]
