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Skye, Kendrom, Chain Home Low Radar Station
Radar Station (20th Century)
Site Name Skye, Kendrom, Chain Home Low Radar Station
Classification Radar Station (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Tom Na H-uraich
Canmore ID 141156
Site Number NG47SE 21
NGR NG 45171 73758
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/141156
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmuir
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
External Reference (2011)
The radar base occupying a prominent position overlooking the Minch and Inner Sound. It was linked to the nearby RAF camp at Kilmaluag and the Army camp (Cameron Highlanders) at Balmacqueen.. The remains are roofless, with stone walls topped by brick. Concrete bases of other structures are evident nearby as well as at the bottom of the hill leading up to the Station. During the war the station brought an influx of considerable numbers of service personnel into a very rural, lightly populated Gaelic-speaking area.
Information from the ARCH Community Timeline course, 2011
