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Burray, Klondyke, Mossbank, Decoy Anti-aircraft Battery

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Decoy Site (20th Century)

Site Name Burray, Klondyke, Mossbank, Decoy Anti-aircraft Battery

Classification Decoy Site (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) B1; Burray Battery

Canmore ID 270374

Site Number ND49NE 20.03

NGR ND 4567 9675

NGR Description c. ND 4567 9675

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/270374

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Oblique aerial view centred on the heavy anti-aircraft battery, taken from the WNW.
Oblique aerial view centred on the heavy anti-aircraft battery, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view centred on the heavy anti-aircraft battery, taken from the SW.Oblique aerial view centred on the heavy anti-aircraft battery, taken from the NNE.Oblique aerial view centred on the heavy anti-aircraft battery, taken from the NW.

Administrative Areas

  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish South Ronaldsay
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

ND49NE 20.03 c. 4567 9675

An arc of four circular platforms is situated immediately to the SW of the gun-emplacements. They have a diameter of approximately 15m and would appear to mirror the arc of permanent emplacements. These are probably a dummy anti-aircraft site, built in an attempt to fool the enemy into thinking this was a full battery of eight guns rather than one of only four.

Visited by RCAHMS (DE), May 1996

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