Rerwick Head Battery, Nos. 1 And 2 Searchlights
Searchlight Battery (20th Century)
Site Name Rerwick Head Battery, Nos. 1 And 2 Searchlights
Classification Searchlight Battery (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Grunkeys Geo; Scarf Skerry
Canmore ID 269745
Site Number HY51SW 10.04
NGR HY 54170 11753
NGR Description HY 54170 11753 and HY 53984 11942
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish St Andrews And Deerness
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY51SW 10.04 54170 11753 and 53984 11942
Two shuttered concrete searchlight emplacements are situated on the E and W side of the main gun site. That to the W (HY 53984 11942), is situated overlooking a topographical feature shown on the OS 1:2500 digital map as 'Grunkeys Geo' about 97m SE of the Battery Observation tower (HY51SW 10.02).
Built on a raised concrete platform the emplacement faces NE, has a concrete canopy and is entered from the S by a flight of concrete steps. The searchlight is shown as No.2 on the PRO layout plan (WO 192/264).
The searchlight emplacement on the E side of the battery (HY 54170 11753), is built on a low concrete platform, has a concrete canopy with the entrance to the S. The mounting faces E and is shown as No.1 Searchlight on the PRO layout plan (WO 192/264).
Visited by RCAHMS (DE,GS, SW), August 1999
