Noss Head
Radio Station (20th Century)
Site Name Noss Head
Classification Radio Station (20th Century)
Canmore ID 105937
Site Number ND35SE 168
NGR ND 38379 54617
NGR Description Centred ND 38379 54617
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/105937
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND35SE 168 centred 38379 54617
ND35SE 168.01 ND 3843 5459 Pillbox
A radio station is visible at this location on a Luftwaffe aerial photograph taken in 1940.
Information from RCAHMS (KM) 12 August 1996.
This former World War II radio station is situated on the S side of the road to the lighthouse at a point where a new car park has been constructed. At least three brick and concrete buildings survive to roof height with two groups of mast bases.
J Guy 2000; NMRS MS 810/10, Vol.1, 24, Vol.3, 19
The radio station is visible on post-war RAF vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 74, 3002-3, flown 9 May 1946). Within a fenced enclosure nine masts can be seen with the main receiving/transmitting block and a further two huts. At the SW end of the enclosure is a pillbox (ND38SE 168.01).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), November 2001
The radio station is also visible on a RAF WW II vertical air photograph (NLA 1, 388, flown 46 February 1941), which shows that at that date there were only seven masts.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), Janaury 2007
