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Castletown, Tansfield

Radio Station (20th Century)

Site Name Castletown, Tansfield

Classification Radio Station (20th Century)

Canmore ID 254926

Site Number ND16NE 103

NGR ND 19823 67160

NGR Description Centred ND 19823 67160

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/254926

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Olrig
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Caithness
  • Former County Caithness

Archaeology Notes

ND16NE 103 centred 19823 67160

A radio station with three masts has been identified from a wartime oblique aerial photograph (WIC 455, 35, flown 13 July 1942) situated to the SE of Castletown in an area annotated 'Tansfield' on the 1:10560 scale OS map (1970). One building is shown at this location on the historical 1970 and current OS digital maps.

Information from RCAHMS (DE), March 2004

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