Accessibility

Font Size

100% 150% 200%

Background Colour

Default Contrast
Close Reset

Calback Coast Battery, Pier

Pier (20th Century)

Site Name Calback Coast Battery, Pier

Classification Pier (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Sullom Voe; The Kames; Sullom Voe Terminal

Canmore ID 278207

Site Number HU37NE 10.05

NGR HU 38371 76246

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/278207

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
Canmore Disclaimer. © Copyright and database right 2024.

Toggle Aerial | View on large map

Digital Images

Collections

Administrative Areas

  • Council Shetland Islands
  • Parish Delting
  • Former Region Shetland Islands Area
  • Former District Shetland
  • Former County Shetland

Archaeology Notes

HU37NE 10.05 38371 76246

The pier to allow materials to be supplied during and after the construction of the coast battery at at The Kames (Calback), is situated on the coast adjacent to the accommodation camp (HU37NE 10.04).

The pier is depicted on Ordnance Survey maps and is also visible on vertical air photographs (CPE/Scot/UK 285, 3430-3432, flown 28 August 1947).

The pier has been recently modified.

Visited by RCAHMS (DE), 7 October 1998.

References

MyCanmore Image Contributions


Contribute an Image

MyCanmore Text Contributions