Old Shandwick
Military Installation (20th Century)
Site Name Old Shandwick
Classification Military Installation (20th Century)
Canmore ID 267589
Site Number NH87SW 46
NGR NH 85423 73968
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/267589
- Council Highland
- Parish Nigg (Ross And Cromarty)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH87SW 46 85423 73968
A possible military installation has been identified from RAF vertical air photographs (106G/UK 751, 6048-6049, flown 31 August 1945) on the NE-facing slope of a hill about 700m SW of Old Shandwick.
The group consists of a line of five buildings with at the NE-end, what may be a short mast. The evidence from the photographs would suggest that they were either under construction or recently completed, as the track leading from Old Shandwick to the installation is freshly cut.
The group of buildings is depicted on the OS 1:10000 scale map (1981) and the current OS digital 1:2500 scale map.
The purpose of the installation is not known.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), October 2004
