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Gairloch, Auchtercairn

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Hut (20th Century), Museum (21st Century), Operations Block (20th Century)

Site Name Gairloch, Auchtercairn

Classification Hut (20th Century), Museum (21st Century), Operations Block (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Gairloch Museum

Canmore ID 202250

Site Number NG87NW 45

NGR NG 8043 7663

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/202250

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Gairloch
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Ross And Cromarty
  • Former County Ross And Cromarty

Archaeology Notes

NG87NW 45 8043 7663

This building is situated at the S end of Auchtercairn village, immediately SE of the modern hotel. It is painted yellow and contsructed of heavily reinforced concrete. One door has a blast wall protecting it and there was another, since demolished on the other door.

The hut is a standard mid to late 1950s air ministry building also constructed of reinforced concrete.

Information from Defence of Britain Project form, P Cobb, 1998

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External Reference (16 October 2012)

This is the postwar Gairloch AntiAircraft Operations Room.

See Sub Brit site

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/g/gairloch/index.html

"Gairloch - 3 Group, 78 Brigade AAOR serving the Loch Ewe GDA"

Information from Martin Briscoe, 16 October 2012

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