Bower, Composite Signals Organisation (C.s.o.s.) , Bowermadden, Rdf Out-station No. 2 Site
Radio Mast(S) (20th Century), Radio Station (20th Century)
Site Name Bower, Composite Signals Organisation (C.s.o.s.) , Bowermadden, Rdf Out-station No. 2 Site
Classification Radio Mast(S) (20th Century), Radio Station (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Admiralty Rdf Station; Gchq Signals Monitoring Station
Canmore ID 268068
Site Number ND26SW 61
NGR ND 24370 64076
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/268068
- Council Highland
- Parish Bower
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND26SW 61.00 24370 64714
For No.1 site, see ND26SE 28.
ND26SW 61.01 ND 23651 62960 Building (administration No.3 site)
ND26SW 61.02 ND 23555 62117 Radio mast (No.4 site)
ND26SW 61.03 ND 24779 61576 Radio masts (No.5 site)
Bowermadden No.2 site RDF out-station for the former Admiralty Radio station and C.S.O.S GCHQ signals monitoring station. This site incorporated a masts within a circular enclosure. The running of this station was taken over by GCHQ (Cheltenham) in 1967 and The station closed in 1978 has has been de-requisitioned and the site sold back to the landowner.
The mast area is visible on RAF vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 75, 4409-4410, flown 9 May 1946).
Information from Defence of Britain Project form (Mr A Gutteridge), 1986 and 1999 and RCAHMS (DE), November 2004