MHG46985 - WWII Radio station - Tansfield, Castletown

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Type and Period (1)

  • RADIO STATION (Undated)

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Full Description

NMRS Report: (02/03/2004)
ND16NE 103 centred 19823 67160

A radio station with three masts has been identified from a wartime oblique aerial photograph (WIC 455, 35, flown 13 July 1942) situated to the SE of Castletown in an area annotated 'Tansfield' on the 1:10560 scale OS map (1970). One building is shown at this location on the historical 1970 and current OS digital maps.
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A photographic survey of the building was carried out in 2013 as part of a planning application which, if carried out, would have resulted in its demolition. <2>

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred ND 19826 67161 (30m by 23m) (2 map features)
Map sheet ND16NE
Civil Parish OLRIG
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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