MHG47780 - Wick Airfield, Z Battery
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (17/11/2004)
ND35SE 103.23 centred 3160 5190
A small 'Z' battery has been identified from WW II RAF vertical air photographs (NLA 57, 5076-5076A, flown 21 February 1943), in an area NW of Hill Avenue. Visible on the photographs are the locations for five small ammunition lockers around a central launch position. All the ammunition lockers and launchers had been removed by the date of the photographs.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), November 2004
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 31600 51899 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND35SW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/268003 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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