Wellington Battery, Nos. 1, 2 And 3 Gun Emplacements
Building(S) (20th Century), Gun Emplacement(S) (20th Century), Magazine(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Wellington Battery, Nos. 1, 2 And 3 Gun Emplacements
Classification Building(S) (20th Century), Gun Emplacement(S) (20th Century), Magazine(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) World War Ii; Car Ness; Carn Ness
Canmore ID 269565
Site Number HY41SE 52.01
NGR HY 46731 14528
NGR Description HY 46742 14507, HY 46731 14528 and HY 46702 14524
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Kirkwall And St Ola
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY41SE 52.01 46742 14507, 46731 14528 and 46702 14524
Three square-shaped brick and shuttered concrete gun-emplacements (HY41SE 52.01) are situated about 25m inland of the exterme tip of Car Ness. The structures measure about 10m square and with the open side to the sea. All the emplacements are in use as animal shelters and the open sides have been closed off with wooden shuttering. None of the emplacements were entered on the date of visit.
In 1940, the emplacements mounted 6-inch Mk VII guns on Naval mountings (PRO WO 199/2627; WO 192/110; WO 192/115).
Immediately to the rear are the rectangular roofed crew shelters and 6-inch shell magazines.
The gun-emplacements are visible on RAF vertcial air photographs (LEU/UK 2, 7099-7101, 16 April 1948) along with the magazines and crew shelters. It is not known when the guns were removed for scrap.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), August 1999
