MHG1574 - Firing Range, Old Wick
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FIRING RANGE (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1560 AD to 2100 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Used as modern range until relatively recently so structures intact. These include a modern sentry box with warning flags beside the tourist access track to Old Wick Castle. Also at this end is a substantial brick building with hatches in roof at rear to allow acess and behind this a large bund od stone and sand pittting down front. Modern building built onto rear of this. - HAW 24/05/2005
GR corrected to above from 1st ed OS central area for all targets and butts marked. Range marked along to WNW - HAW 2/2003
Shown on 1877 OS map. Information from D. Harding, supplied by A Jack, 18/04/02.
See assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 18/04/02.
Marked on 1st and 2nd epoch and modern maps. Probably associated with Wick Drill hall, 1.7km away.
Recorded as part of HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project 2013. <1> <2>
GIS spatial extent added 2019, copied from data supplied by AKK from the RCAHMS World War One Survey Project. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG23282 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. Canmore. 75561.
- <2> SHG27124 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Barclay, G.J.. 2014. The Built Heritage of the First World War in Scotland: The report of a project commissioned by Historic Scotland & RCAHMS. Unaffiliated. Digital. pp. 67, table 48.
- <3> SHG28062 Collection/Project Archive: Kilpatrick, A K. 2014. RCAHMS World War One Survey Project. Digital. No. 907. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3654 4902 (730m by 321m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34NE |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/75561 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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