Archaeology Notes

Event ID 712938

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT18SW 105.00 13381 80718

NT18SW 105.01 NT 13383 80701 and NT 13395 80729 Gun-emplacements

NT18SW 105.02 NT 13397 80753 Observation post (Battery)

NT18SW 105.03 Centred NT 1330 8076 Military camp

This concrete and brick built battery is situated to the NE of Carlingnose Quarry. It consists of two 6-inch gun emplacements with magazines below and an observation post. The battery was built before World War One with the guns being installed in 1902. The guns were removed to Pettycur Battery (NT28NE 48.00) in 1916.

Planning permission has been passed to build a house adjacent to this site.

J Guy 1994; NMRS MS 810/3, 110-113; WO/192/101

The gun battery and additional elements is visible on RAF vertical air photographs (106G UK 1326, 5003-5004, flown 28 March 1946).

Information from RCAHMS (DE), March 2005