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Benbecula, Borve Castle, Chain Home Beam Radar Station
Radar Station (20th Century)
Site Name Benbecula, Borve Castle, Chain Home Beam Radar Station
Classification Radar Station (20th Century)
Canmore ID 214747
Site Number NF75SE 43
NGR NF 7736 5055
NGR Description NF 7736 5055, NF 7733 5051 and centred NF7715 5035
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Western Isles
- Parish South Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF75SE 43.00 7736 5055, 7733 5051 and centred 7715 5035
NF75SE 43.01 centred NF 7785 5000 Military Camp
This Chain Home Beam Radar station is situated on both sides of the B892 road at Borve Castle (NF75SE 12).
On the W side of the road is a surface shelter with another small brick building, the remains of hut bases can also be made out.
On the E side of the road behind Borve Castle is another building with a blast wall around it. A second similar building is depicted on the OS 1:10000 scale map (1972) immediately to the SW of Borve Castle.
J Guy 2002; NMRS MS 810/12, 105, 109-110
The Chain Home Beam Radar Station is visible on vertical air photographs taken in 1946 (CPE/Scot/UK 191, 4049-4050, flown 10 October 1946).
Eighteen structures can be seen, mostly Nissen type huts, on the photographs including the buildings with the blast walls noted above, which are possibly the electricity generating houses.
At NF 7785 5000 more military huts are visible, possibly for the accommodation of personnel. The site of these huts is now occupied by a caravan park. Another group of three huts can is also visible on the air photographs, on what is now the site of the School, Library , Museum and Territorial Army Centre.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), August 2005
