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Hoy, Lyrawa Hill Battery

Pillbox (20th Century)

Site Name Hoy, Lyrawa Hill Battery

Classification Pillbox (20th Century)

Canmore ID 97031

Site Number ND29NE 2.01

NGR ND 28158 99911

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Walls And Flotta
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

ND29NE 2.01 28158 99911

A roofless concrete pillbox situated in the angle of the B9047 public road and the track leading to Lywara Anti-Aircraft Battery (ND29NE 2.00). It has been incorporated into the fence line and three strands of fencing wire have been wound around the pillbox.

Visited by RCAHMS (DE), May 1996.

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