MHG47792 - Bower, Composite Signals Organisation (c.s.o.s.) , Bowermadden, Rdf Out-station No.2 Site
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- RADIO STATION (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NMRS Report: (08/11/2004)
ND26SW 61.00 24370 64714
For No.1 site see ND26SE 28
ND26SW 61.01 ND 23651 62960 Building (administration No.3 site)
ND26SW 61.02 ND 23555 62117 Radio mast (No.4 site)
ND26SW 61.03 ND 24779 61576 Radio masts (No.5 site)
Bowermadden No.2 site RDF out-station for the former Admiralty Radio station and C.S.O.S GCHQ signals monitoring station. This site incorporated a masts within a circular enclosure. The running of this station was taken over by GCHQ (Cheltenham) in 1967 and the station closed in 1978. It has been de-requisitioned and the site sold back to the landowner. The mast area is visible on RAF vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 75, 4409-4410, flown 9 May 1946).
Information from Defence of Britain Project form (Mr A Gutteridge), 1986 and 1999 and RCAHMS (DE), November 2004 <1>
The footprint of one of the buildings and antenna can be seen in the field across the road South West of Hunster Farm on modern aerial photography. <2>
It is possible that the circular walled enclosure of the farmstead represents another mast position. It is depicted on 5th edition mapping but not marked as 'Mast', whereas the mast position to the S is annotated. <3><4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 268068.
- <2> Dataset/Geospatial Data: ESRI. ESRI World Imagery.
- <3> Text/Correspondence: Private individual. 2008-11. Feedback from website visitor. Yes. Digital. J M Briscoe, 21/09/2010.
- <4> Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1964. Ordnance Survey 5th edition map: Inverness. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 24264 63967 (165m by 218m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND26SW |
| Civil Parish | BOWER |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/268068 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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