Watten Drill Hall
Drill Hall (19th Century) - (20th Century), Drill Hall (First World War), Village Hall (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Site Name Watten Drill Hall
Classification Drill Hall (19th Century) - (20th Century), Drill Hall (First World War), Village Hall (19th Century) - (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Watten, Village Hall
Canmore ID 183569
Site Number ND25SW 74
NGR ND 2421 5434
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/183569
- Council Highland
- Parish Watten
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
The drill hall at Watten is shown on the 2nd edition 1:2500 map of the area (surveyed 1905). It is not included in Osborne's list of drill halls and it is not known which unit or units used it in the First World War. It is now in use as the village hall. Its original form seems to have been a simple rectangular hall with entrance porch. It seems to have been extended.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 16 September 2013.
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.
Note (14 January 2014)
Watten was the drill station for G Coy. 5Bn. Seaforths.
Information from M Osbourne to RCAHMS 14 January 2014.
