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Hoy, Scad Head Battery
Searchlight Battery (20th Century)
Site Name Hoy, Scad Head Battery
Classification Searchlight Battery (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) World War Ii
Canmore ID 252837
Site Number HY20SE 2.03
NGR HY 28951 00703
NGR Description HY 28951 00703 and HY 28976 00691
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/252837
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Walls And Flotta
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY20SE 2.03 28952 00070 and HY 28976 00068
Two searchlight emplacements are situated immediately above low cliffs on the N side of Scad Head. Constructed of concrete with some of the steel doors and window frames in situ.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, GS), August 2000
