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Yesnaby, Practice Firing Range

Building(S) (20th Century), Hut(S) (20th Century)

Site Name Yesnaby, Practice Firing Range

Classification Building(S) (20th Century), Hut(S) (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Forcewell

Canmore ID 268507

Site Number HY21NW 38.01

NGR HY 22454 16043

NGR Description HY 22454 16043 and c. HY 2268 1588

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Sandwick
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

HY21NW 38.01 22454 16043 and c. 2268 1588

One building of brick and concrete survives on the N side of the track leading to the Yesnaby firing platform about 180m N of Forcewell farmsteading (HY21NW 48).

Two groups of huts and buildings associated with the firing platform are visible on RAF vertical air photographs (CPE/Scot/UK185, 1387-1389, flown 9 October 1946). The group visible at HY 2254 16043 is of two long buildings running N - S with another two small huts, . The surviving structure may possibly have been a power house as cable trenches from this building are visible on the air photographs, running E to the second group of huts at HY c.2268 1588 and W to the buildings at the firing platform.

The second group of four huts was situated about 70m to the SE on the N side of the track. One hut appears to be 'T' shaped.

Visited by RCAHMS (DE, GS, SW), August 2000

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