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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 |
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Orkney, Ness Battery - Interior of underground magazine showing remains of the racking system. |
10/8/1996 |
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D 85734 CS |
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Orkney, Ness Battery- Interior of the underground magazine showing remains of the ammunition racking system. |
10/8/1996 |
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D 85735 CS |
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Orkney, Ness Battery Control Tower showing the three phases of construction. |
10/8/1996 |
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D 85736 CS |
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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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D 85737 CS |
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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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D 85738 CS |
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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 |
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Orkney, Ness Battery - view showing secondary battery emplacement. |
10/8/1996 |
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Photographs and Off-line Digital Images |
D 85801 CS |
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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 |
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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 |
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Orkney, Ness coast battery - painted 'Way Out' sign on stair wall leading to magazine. |
10/8/1996 |
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D 85804 CS |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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SC 600974 |
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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 |
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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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