Shapinsay, Castle Battery, Nos. 1 And 2 Searchlight Emplacements
Searchlight Battery (20th Century)
Site Name Shapinsay, Castle Battery, Nos. 1 And 2 Searchlight Emplacements
Classification Searchlight Battery (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Banks Of Runabout
Canmore ID 269532
Site Number HY42SE 14
NGR HY 47931 20072
NGR Description HY 47931 20072 and HY 48058 20169
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Shapinsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY42SE 14 47931 20072 and 48058 20169
Two concrete searchlight platforms are situated on the top of the cliff at Banks of Runabout.
Both the open emplacements are dog-legged in plan and are accessed by steps from the S end.
Shown on a layout plan in the gun-record book as Nos. 1 (to NE) and 2 searchlights (PRO WO 192/260).
J Guy 1993; NMRS MS 810/2, Vol.1, 74
