Field Visit
Date 28 March 2019
Event ID 1090590
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1090590
The water supply for the battery formed part of the infrastructure introduced by the Admiralty in World War 1. There are few surface remains: a large reservoir (NH 81838 69188) was originally situated 225m NNW of the N gate (NH86NW 77), immediately behind the most southerly of the Castle Craig farm cottages, but this has been demolished and replaced with a tennis court. Inspection covers associated with the drainage system are relatively common (NH 81794 68958; NH 81862 68991; NH 81895 69007; NH 81946 69032; NH 81952 69034; NH 82007 69042; NH 82061 69047; NH 82115 69053). There is also a settling tank (NH 82124 69053), situated 16.5 N of the World War 2 security fence (NH86NW 9.51) at the head of a deep gully, which still conveys waste water into the burn below. It is rectangular on plan and measures 4.1m from WNW to ESE by 2m transversely and up to 1.5m in height.
The reservoir is shown on a plan held at the National Archives at Kew (WO78/5192) and on a sketch map entitled ‘Telephone Circuits’, dated 7 May 1919, which is also held in the National Archives at Kew (ADM 7/942). It is also shown on an aerial photograph (106G/RAF/0751, 6040) flown on 31 August 1945.
The 'Hut Bases and Water Supply Tank' described by an earlier authority appear to be a hard standing for sheep pens, which are also shown on the aerial photograph (106G/RAF/0751, 6040) flown on 31 August 1945.
Visited by HES, Survey and Recording (ATW, AKK), 28 March 2019.
