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Muckle Clothie
Military Camp (Second World War)
Site Name Muckle Clothie
Classification Military Camp (Second World War)
Canmore ID 340979
Site Number HU15SE 50
NGR HU 1943 5058
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/340979
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Walls And Sandness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
Note (18 December 2015)
The site of the former military camp which served as the domestic camp for the nearby Wat Ness radar station (HU15SE 21), lies on either side of the track leading to Thordale farm.
The camp comprised at least 13 huts, all reduced to concrete bases, including a NAAFI, Cookhouse and recreational facilities. At least two air raid shelters are still extant.
Information from Historic Environment Scotland (AKK) 18 December 2015.
