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Field Visit
Date 25 July 2022
Event ID 1150811
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1150811
Rockets intended for use in the defence of the battery during the Second World War were stored in the late medieval building known as the Monk’s Cave (for the rocket launch pads see NT18SE 27.05). The architectural details of this building, which largely comprises a vaulted ground floor set into a rock-cut excavation, are as previously described. No internal fittings, including a secure door, from the Second World War remain and the only physical evidence for use at that time is a set of concrete steps installed by the army to provide access from above down the S side of the structure to the level of the entrance.
Visited by HES Archaeological Survey (J. Sherriff; A. McCaig) 25 July 2022.
