Scheduled Maintenance
Please be advised that this website will undergo scheduled maintenance on the following dates: •
Tuesday 3rd December 11:00-15:00
During these times, some services may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Hoy, Swartland Cottage
Barrage Balloon Site (Second World War)
Site Name Hoy, Swartland Cottage
Classification Barrage Balloon Site (Second World War)
Canmore ID 142220
Site Number ND39SW 71
NGR ND 3083 9229
NGR Description Centred ND 3083 9229
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/142220
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Walls And Flotta
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND39SW 71 centred 3083 9229
The site of a barrage balloon mooring point is situated in an improved field immediately to the NE of Swartland Cottage. There is no evidence of the concrete anchorage points, these having been removed to form part of the sea defences along the shore immediately S of the cottages (ND 3033 9220). Many of the concrete blocks with the steel mooring rings are visible along the shore. The barrage balloon site is visible on vertical air phtotgraphs (RAF LEU/UK 4, pt.1 7022-23, flown 1948).
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), May 1997
