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Scapa Flow, Hunda Reef Barrier

Causeway (20th Century)

Site Name Scapa Flow, Hunda Reef Barrier

Classification Causeway (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Hunda Sound; Burray; Hunda

Canmore ID 120893

Site Number ND49NW 2

NGR ND 4433 9654

NGR Description ND 4412 9670 to ND 4452 9641

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish South Ronaldsay
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

ND49NW 2 4412 9670 to 4452 9641

For possible comparanda, see:

HY40SE 25 HY 4840 0126 to HY 4848 0069 Churchill Barrier No. 1, Mainland to Lamb Holm (Kirk Sound)

ND49NE 15 ND 4822 9999 to ND 4785 9952 Churchill Barrier No. 2, Lamb Holm to Glimps Holm (Holm Sound)

ND49NE 16 ND 4730 9870 to ND 4744 9833 Churchill Barrier No. 3, Glimps Holm to Burray (Weddel Sound)

ND49NE 17 ND 4802 9543 to ND 4770 9495 Churchill Barrier No. 4, Burray To South Ronaldsay (Water Sound)

Hunda Reef [NAT]

OS 1:10,000 map, 1985.

The causeway built between Burray and Hunda was constructed during 1940-1 to provide a safe anchorage for the barrage balloon trawlers protecting the Scapa Flow base.

Information from Orkney to RCAHMS, August 1997.

Activities

Field Visit (August 1997)

The causeway between Hunda and Burray was constructed in 1940-1941 to provide a safe anchorage for the barrage balloon trawlers protecting the Scapa Flow base.

Moore and Wilson, 1997

Coastal Zone Assessment Survey

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