Hoy, Scad Head Battery
Military Camp (20th Century)
Site Name Hoy, Scad Head Battery
Classification Military Camp (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) World War Ii; Chalmer's Hope
Canmore ID 142301
Site Number HY20SE 2.02
NGR HY 28783 00534
NGR Description Centred HY 28783 00534
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/142301
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Hoy And Graemsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY20SE 2.02 centred 28783 00534
The military accommodation camp for Scad Head coast battery (HY20SE 2.00) is situated immediately above the cliff edge at the foot of the inclined tramway (HY20SE 2.01). Many concrete hut bases were noted along with one or two buildings whose gable end walls were still standing.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), August 1997