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MHG37679 - Radio station, Hill of Harland

Summary

WW II radio/radar station.

Type and Period (2)

RADAR STATION (Converted, Second World War to Unknown - 1945 AD)
RADIO STATION (Built, Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Protected Status

None recorded

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Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63038 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63037 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63036 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63035 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63034 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63033 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63032 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63031 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63030 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63029 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63028 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63027 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63026 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63025 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63024 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63023 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63022 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63021 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63020 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63019 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radio station, Hill of Harland © Highland Council. id: 63018 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Generator Block 332538 953882.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59894 (click to view a larger version of this image)

© Highland Council. id: 59893 (click to view a larger version of this image)

© Highland Council. id: 59892 (click to view a larger version of this image)

© Highland Council. id: 59891 (click to view a larger version of this image)

© Highland Council. id: 59890 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332721 953639 3.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59889 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332721 953639 2.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59888 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332721 953639 1.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59887 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332683 953729 2.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59886 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332683 953729 1.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59885 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332674 953794.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59884 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332556 953865 5.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59883 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332556 953865 4.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59882 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332556 953865 3.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59881 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332556 953865 2.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59880 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332556 953865 1.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59879 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332526 953680 3.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59878 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332526 953680 2.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59877 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332526 953680 1.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59876 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332512 953782 5.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59875 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332512 953782 4.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59874 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332512 953782 3.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59873 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332512 953782 2.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59872 (click to view a larger version of this image)

332512 953782 1.jpg — © Highland Council. id: 59871 (click to view a larger version of this image)

© Highland Council. id: 59870 (click to view a larger version of this image)

© Highland Council. id: 59869 (click to view a larger version of this image)

© Highland Council. id: 59868 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radar station, Hill of Hartland © J M Briscoe 2009. id: 38396 (click to view a larger version of this image)

Radar station, Hill of Hartland © J M Briscoe 2009. id: 38395 (click to view a larger version of this image)

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Full Description

A radio station is situated on the summit of the Hill of Harland. The station is visible on post-war RAF vertical aerial photographs (106G/Scot/UK, 4013-14, flown 9 May 1946) which shows seven masts, a receiving/ transmitting block and electricity generating block (ND 3254 5388).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), November 2001

The WW II VHF station for Wick Airfield (ND35SE 103.00) which was redeveloped as a ROTOR radar station during the postwar period. Although completed, no equipment was installed and it never became operational.

Information from Defence of Britain Project form, (A Gutteridge), 2000 <1>

Pictures were submitted to the HER by Martin Briscoe in September 2010. <2>

It was subject to a basic photographic survey in 2008 in support of a planning application. <3>

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Location

Grid reference	Centred ND 3262 5374 (435m by 361m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND35SW
Civil Parish	WICK
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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Related Investigations/Events (1)

Photographic survey - Radio/radar station, Hill of Harland (EHG3819)

External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/202513 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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