Carness Battery, 12 Pdr Magazine
Magazine (Second World War)
Site Name Carness Battery, 12 Pdr Magazine
Classification Magazine (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) World War Ii; Car Ness Battery
Canmore ID 269559
Site Number HY41SE 51.03
NGR HY 46756 14430
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/269559
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Kirkwall And St Ola
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY41SE 51.03 46756 14430
A sunken shuttered concrete magazine is situated to the rear of the most northerly 12-pounder emplacement.
The roof of the magazine has a series of metal pins protruding from it, suggesting the location of a temporary structure.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, GS), August 1999
