MHG2097 - 19th century battery, Proudfoot
Summary
Training battery used by the 1st Company of Artillery Volunteers, raised in Wick, early in 1859.
Type and Period (1)
- BATTERY (19th Century - 1850 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A four-gun battery for the drilling in big gun practice of the 1st Caithness Artillery Volunteers. Inside a parapet wall of stone, sloping embankment outward.
Name Book 1872. <1>
Destroyed. Visited by OS 17 August 1982.
The 1st company of Artillery Volunteers in Caithness, raised in Wick in early 1859, established a training battery at North Head. They practised by firing their cannon at targets moored in the bay. <2>
Shown as a revetment wall, with a cluster of buildings and a flagstaff on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. Little changed by the time of the 2nd edition. <3><4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG3343 Text/Publication/Monograph: Ordnance Survey. Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. 13. Book No. 13, 190.
- <2> SHG25033 Text/Publication/Article: Watson, G. 1996. The Artillery Batteries at Mey and Castletown (Caithness Field Club Bulletin Vol. 5 Number 8). Caithness Fld Club Bulletin. Volume 5, Number 8.
- <3> SHG23389 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1871-4. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch map: Inverness. Digital.
- <4> SHG23362 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1906. Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 25 inch map: Caithness. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3818 5091 (47m by 23m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND35SE |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/9217 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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