Forth Defences, Middle, Inchmickery Battery, Searchlight Battery

During the course of the First World War the arrangement of the defences of Inchmickery were improved.

In 1915 the island was provided with two temporary searchlight emplacements, at the NE (NT 20670 80625) and SE (NT 20729 80509) corners of the island.

By 1916 these were removed and replaced by four searchlight emplacements. The site of emplacement to the S (NT 20720 80498), No. 4, is now occupied by a Second World War searchlight. It is unclear if any of the original structure is extant in the current building.

The Nos 2 and 3 (NT 20675 80622) have been removed when the Twin 6-pounder gun emplacement was installed. Searchlight No. 1 (NT 2062080608) may survive as a concrete base.

Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) and (AKK) 19 August 2013

A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.

The concrete and brick bases of searchlights Nos. 2 and 3 are visible immediately in front of the twin 6 pounder emplacement.

The remains comprise a faceted front exterior wall and curved interior wall, with a stump of the brick built wall visible. the rear of each building is partly covered by vegetation and disturbance from the construction of the twin 6-pounder emplacement .

Visited by RCAHMS (AKK) 8 September 2015.