South Walls, Walls Battery
Searchlight Battery (20th Century)
Site Name South Walls, Walls Battery
Classification Searchlight Battery (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) South Waas
Canmore ID 272947
Site Number ND39SW 46.01
NGR ND 34286 91056
NGR Description ND 34221 91181,34238 91161,34253 91139,34286 91056
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/272947
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Walls And Flotta
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND39SW 46.01 ND 34221 91181,34238 91161,34253 91139,34286 91056
Three concrete searchlight platforms are situated along the coastline to the N of the gun-emplacement (ND39SW 46.00), and the stone built fourth is about 10m E of the battery.
The three searchlight emplacements to the N have four slits in the front elevation and the entrances are on the N elevation.
Visited by RCAHMS, May 2000
All the searchlight platforms are of concrete, but local stone has been used for much of the superstructure. Most of the emplacements retain the steel doors, though now in a very rusty condition.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE) 13 September 2008
