Leirinbeg, Sango Radar Station
Hut(S) (20th Century), Radar Mast (20th Century)
Site Name Leirinbeg, Sango Radar Station
Classification Hut(S) (20th Century), Radar Mast (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Chain Home; Chain Home Low; Sangomore; Smoo Radar Station
Canmore ID 271829
Site Number NC46NW 22.02
NGR NC 41588 67516
NGR Description NC 41473 67558,41588 67516,41749 67637,41898 67698
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/271829
- Council Highland
- Parish Durness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC46NW 22.02 41473 67558,41588 67516,41749 67637,41898 67698
Four groups of concrete mast bases are situated in rough ground to the N of the A 838 road at Leirinbeg.
The two groups nearest the road have four concrete tetrahedron shaped bases standing to about 1.5m high with the holes for the mast legs still extant on the top. Some wood remains in the holes suggesting that the masts were of this material.
The second two groups of mast bases are less prominent, but both have a small structure centrally positioned within the four blocks.
The two large masts are visible on RAF vertical air photographs (CPE/Scot/UK/185, 3159-62, flown 9 October1946) and only one of the second group is still standing on these images.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), April 2005
