Pricing Change
New pricing for orders of material from this site will come into place shortly. Charges for supply of digital images, digitisation on demand, prints and licensing will be altered.
Upcoming Maintenance
Please be advised that this website will undergo scheduled maintenance on the following dates:
Thursday, 9 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, 23 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday, 30 January: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
During these times, some functionality such as image purchasing may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Vementry, Swarbacks Head, Coast Battery, Building
Building (First World War)
Site Name Vementry, Swarbacks Head, Coast Battery, Building
Classification Building (First World War)
Canmore ID 145534
Site Number HU26SE 4.03
NGR HU 2908 6186
NGR Description HU c. 2908 6186
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/145534
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Sandsting
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU26SE 4.03 c. 2908 6186
About 83m SE of the eastern gun-emplacement is the remains of the barrack block for crew of the battery.
All that survives on a levelled platform are a row of concrete support pillars, a concrete base in the NE corner and the drainage trench around the building.
The platform measures about 14m in length and 5m width.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, GL), October 2001.
Project (March 2013 - September 2013)
A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.
