View from South West of engine house to the North of the road
SC 672963
Description View from South West of engine house to the North of the road
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 672963
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 17956 CN
Scope and Content View from south-west of engine room, Gate Battery, Flotta, Orkney Islands Gate Battery was built during World War II to cover Swither Sound from motor torpedo and other fast moving boats, to stop them entering Scapa Flow. This shows the engine room on the north side of road to the north of Gate Battery. The three openings are for the engine radiators. 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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