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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 738703
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/738703
ND39NW 13 3246 9686
Sub-rectangular enclosure c.17x10m. Walling of turf and peat c.1.5-2m. wide and maximum surviving height c.1m. Long axis aligned E-W. Walling depleted at east, indicating possible entrance. South-west corner shows evidence of timber walling. Evidence of concrete, timber and stone throughout interior. Small adjunct to west c.4x3m. connected to main structure at the north-west. Walling of similar composition c 1m wide with maximum surviving height c.0.3m. Presumed military.
J R Hunter, S J Dockrill and J I McKinley, 1982.
Possibly the site of a light anti-aircraft battery (LAA). The Public Record Office documents show a LAA designated LFA 2 at ND 329 969, armed in 1942 with a single 40mm MkI 'Bofors' gun and manned by 59 Regiment (WO 166/7270).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), February 2005