Bower, Composite Signals Organisation (C.s.o.s.), Administration No.3 Site
Building (20th Century)
Site Name Bower, Composite Signals Organisation (C.s.o.s.), Administration No.3 Site
Classification Building (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Admiralty Rdf Station; Gchq Signals Monitoring Station
Canmore ID 268069
Site Number ND26SW 61.01
NGR ND 23651 62960
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/268069
- Council Highland
- Parish Bower
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND26SW 61.02 23651 62960
Bower Signals Station site No.3 which incorporated the administration block and Wren's quarters. This site formed part of the original Admiralty Wireless Intercept 'Y' Station used to intercept U-Boat transmissions during WW II.
The Wren's quarters are still extant on the S side of the road as is the security fence around the administration block. The administration block has been cleared of military equipment and redeveloped and the site is now in use for a building and joinery business.
The station was taken over by GCHQ during 1967 and closed in 1978.
The administration block and Wren's quarters are visible on RAF vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 75, 4408-4409, flown 9 May 1946).
Information from Defence of Briatin Project form (Mr A Gutteridge), 1986 and 1999 and RCAHMS (DE), November 2004
