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Forth Defences, Inner, Dalmeny Battery
Gun Emplacement(S) (First World War)
Site Name Forth Defences, Inner, Dalmeny Battery
Classification Gun Emplacement(S) (First World War)
Alternative Name(s) Forth Defences; World War I; The Forts
Canmore ID 271570
Site Number NT17NW 177.01
NGR NT 13859 78251
NGR Description NT 13859 78251 and NT 13877 78246
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/271570
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Dalmeny
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County West Lothian
NT17NW 177.01 13859 78251 and 13877 78246
The concrete gun-emplacements are situated in the garden of a house annotated 'The Forts' at South Queesnferry.
Built by 1903, they were designed for Quick Firing (QF) 4.7-inch guns. During WW I, the guns were moved to Inchcolm in 1916.
J Guy 1997; NMRS MS 810/5, 40-41
Project (March 2013 - September 2013)
A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.
