Manuscripts
MS 810/2 Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Orkney Islands. World War One and Two Defences. A survey by John Guy.
Volumes 1 & 2,
1993
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 85733 CS Orkney, Ness Battery - Interior of underground magazine showing remains of the racking system.
10/8/1996
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 85734 CS Orkney, Ness Battery- Interior of the underground magazine showing remains of the ammunition racking system.
10/8/1996
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 85735 CS Orkney, Ness Battery Control Tower showing the three phases of construction.
10/8/1996
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 85736 CS Orkney, Ness Battery - interior of the mess hut in the accommodation area showing the contemporary WWII 'notice board'.
10/8/1996
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 85737 CS Orkney, Ness Battery - mess hall in accommodation area showing part of a mural pianted during wartime which shows rustic English scenes. The mural stretches around most of the mess hall.
10/8/1996
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 85738 CS Orkney, Ness battery - detail of ammunition hoist crane above one of the underground magazines.
10/8/1996
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 85739 CS Orkney, Ness Battery - view showing secondary battery emplacement.
10/8/1996
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 85801 CS Orkney, Ness coast battery - Main gun-emplacement showing detail of holdfast in sunken circular pit with apron to rear.
10/8/1996
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 85802 CS Orkney, Ness coast battery - gun-emplacement showing canopy and gun-pit.
10/8/1996
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 85803 CS Orkney, Ness coast battery - painted 'Way Out' sign on stair wall leading to magazine.
10/8/1996
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 85804 CS Orkney, Ness coast battery - painted 'Way Out' sign on stair wall leading to magazine.
10/8/1996
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On-line Digital Images
SC 446612 RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Aerial view of Orkney, Stromness, Ness (World War II) coast battery, gun-emplacements, observation tower and accommodation camp, taken from the S
4/6/1997
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On-line Digital Images
SC 600926 Scanned image of drawing showing plan, elevation and cross-section of Second World War 6-inch gun emplacements.
Duplicate of SC 1065369
14/8/1996
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
SC 600973 Scanned image of map showing geographical distribution of two of the principal components of the defences of Scapa Flow, Orkney: coast batteries, including Ness Battery; and heavy anti-aircraft batteries, which formed the nucleus of the Scapa 'box' barrage.
Originally digitised as SCAPAFLW.A1 for proposed 'Defences of Scapa Flow' broadsheet
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
SC 600974 Scanned image of drawing showing site plan of 6-inch gun emplacements, Battery Observation Tower, magazines, crew shelters and the accommodation camp. Duplicate of SC 1065370
Originally digitised as NESS3.TIFF for 'Defences of Scapa Flow' broadsheet
30/5/1996
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 9852 RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Oblique aerial view of Orkney, taken from the NW of Ness WW II coast battery and accommodation camp with Ness WWI coast battery and Links WWII coast battery in the background.
4/6/1997
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 9853 RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Oblique aerial view of Orkney, taken from the W of Ness WW II coast battery and accommodation camp with Ness WWI coast battery and Links WWII coast battery in the background.
4/6/1997
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 16518 CN RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Aerial view of Orkney, Stromness, Ness (World War II) coast battery, gun-emplacements, observation tower and accommodation camp, taken from the S
4/6/1997
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
D 16519 CN RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Aerial view of Orkney, Stromness, Ness (World War II) coast battery, gun-emplacements, observation tower and accommodation camp, taken from the SSE.
4/6/1997
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Manuscripts
MS 879/54 Photocopy of transcript article entitled 'The coastal defences of Orkney in the two world wars' with references.
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Manuscripts
MS 2043/736 Records of the Council for British Archaeology, York, England
Defence of Britain Project. Council of British Archaeology.
Scotland Lists.
Photocopies of general sites in Scotland including, pillboxes, A.A. Gun-sites, observation posts.
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Prints and Drawings
DC 48375 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Plan and sections of Anderson air-raid shelter.
31/5/1996
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Prints and Drawings
DC 48381 Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Plan and section of 6-inch gun emplacement with magazine, crew shelterand ready-use shell lockers.
14/8/1996
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