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Hoy, Greengears
Barrage Balloon Site (Second World War)
Site Name Hoy, Greengears
Classification Barrage Balloon Site (Second World War)
Canmore ID 142288
Site Number ND39NW 164
NGR ND 3037 9585
NGR Description Centred ND 3037 9585
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/142288
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Walls And Flotta
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND39NW 164 centred 3037 9585
A barrage balloon site has been identified from vertical air photographs (RAF LEU/UK 4, pt.1, 7029-7030, flown 1948) in rough ground between the sea and the public road to the E of Greengears.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), March 1999.
