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Boor, Torran Gorm; Light Anti Aircraft Gun Emplacement
Anti Aircraft Battery (Second World War)
Site Name Boor, Torran Gorm; Light Anti Aircraft Gun Emplacement
Classification Anti Aircraft Battery (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) Loch Ewe Defences
Canmore ID 172740
Site Number NG88SW 15
NGR NG 83817 82282
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/172740
- Council Highland
- Parish Gairloch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NG88SW 15 83817 82282
On the E side of the road to Naust is a large concrete platform with at least two hut bases nearby. This large concrete block was for a 20mm Oerlikon light anti-aircraft gun.
J Guy 2000; NMRS MS 810/10, Vol.1, 48
The concrete platform is known locally as the '3d bit' due to its shape and size.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), June 2006
Field Visit (11 October 2013)
A large concrete platform constructed on a rocky knoll for a light anti aircraft gun. Below and to the S of the platform are the remains of a brick walled magazine. Three concrete hut bases lie parallel with the road.
Visited by RCAHMS (AKK) 11 October 2013.
