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Flotta, Stanger Head, Searchlight Battery
Searchlight Battery (Second World War)
Site Name Flotta, Stanger Head, Searchlight Battery
Classification Searchlight Battery (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) World War Ii
Canmore ID 270132
Site Number ND39SE 11.05
NGR ND 37692 92354
NGR Description ND 37549 92404, ND 37692 92354 and ND 37812 92593
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/270132
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Walls And Flotta
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND39SE 11.05 37549 92404, 37692 92354 and 37812 92593
Three concrete searchlight platforms were noted immediately above the cliffs at Stanger Head. They relate to the World War II phase of the site history. (WO 192/262).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), January 2005
