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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 808046
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/808046
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The post-war Gun Operations Room (GOR) is situated to the E of Inverkip in Square Wood between the railway and the Langhouse Hotel. A large concrete building, possibly two storey with one level below ground and the remains of radio mast bases were recorded on the date of visit. One smaller building, possibly the engine room, was noted to the NW adjacent to the road. The current OS 1:10000 map (1978) depicts several masts within a large enclosure which surrounds the building.
The Gun Operations Room was built around 1950-1 and was later used by the Royal Navy (RNR) during 1964-5 and named HMS Dalriada. The World War II GOR was probably situated in Langhouse.
J Guy 2001; NMRS MS 810/11, Part 2, 90-1; Vol.2 (appendix), 7
