Harris, Rodel | Canmore

Military Camp (20th Century)

Site Name Harris, Rodel

Classification Military Camp (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Rodel Hotel

Canmore ID 214749

Site Number NG08SW 17

NGR NG 04679 83043

NGR Description Centred on NG 04679 83043

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Oblique aerial view centred on the hotel and remains of the military camp with the church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the SSE.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground and the remains of the military camp with the hotel and remains of the boat nausts adjacent, taken from the NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

23/4/2005

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Oblique aerial view centred on the hotel and remains of the military camp with the church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the WSW.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the hotel and remains of the military camp with the church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the S.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground and the remains of the military camp with the hotel and remains of the boat nausts adjacent, taken from the E.

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23/4/2005

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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground with the hotel and remains of the military camp adjacent, taken from the NE.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view.

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Historic Environment Scotland

2/6/2016

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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground with the hotel and remains of the military camp adjacent, taken from the NNE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the hotel and remains of the military camp with the church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the WSW.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground and the remains of the military camp with the hotel and remains of the boat nausts adjacent, taken from the ENE.

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23/4/2005

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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground with the remains of the dun and military camp adjacent, taken from the W.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground and the remains of the military camp with the hotel and remains of the boat nausts adjacent, taken from the W.

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23/4/2005

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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground and the remains of the military camp with the hotel and remains of the boat nausts adjacent, taken from the E.

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23/4/2005

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Oblique aerial view centred on the hotel and remains of the military camp with the church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the SSE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view of St Clement's Church and churchyard, Rodel House, the village of Rodel and the remains of nausts, a head dyke and lazy beds, Harris, taken from the SE.

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14/11/2011

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Historic Environment Scotland

2/6/2016

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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground with the hotel and remains of the military camp adjacent, taken from the NW

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the hotel and remains of the military camp with the church and burial ground adjacent, taken from the S.

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28/9/2004

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Oblique aerial view centred on the church and burial ground and the remains of the military camp with the hotel and remains of the boat nausts adjacent, taken from the NE.

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RCAHMS Aerial Photography

23/4/2005

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Administrative Areas

Council Western Isles
Parish Harris
Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
Former District Western Isles
Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NG08SW 17 centred on 04679 83043

For Radar Station see NG08SE 3

This accommodation camp for the personnel of the Radar Station (NG08SE) is situated to the SW of St Clement's Church (NG08SW 7) on the W side of the A859 road.

There are many hut bases still extant, a water tank and two air-raid shelters were also noted on the date of visit.

J Guy 2002; NMRS MS 810/12, 119-120, 123-4

The hutted camp is visible on vertical air photographs taken in 1946 (106G/Scot/UK 104, 4180-4182, flown 19 May 1946), in an area immediately N of the walled garden of the Rodel Hotel (NG08SW 11).

At least sixteen mainly Nissen type huts are visible, including a group of four conjoined huts forming a t-shape in plan and what is possibly an electricity generating house at NG 04672 83100. Only one hut base can be seen on the photographs.

The hut bases are depicted on the current OS 1:2500 scale digital map.

Information from RCAHMS (DE), August 2005

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