MHG56159 - Fire hydrants - Accommodation Area, Evanton Airfield, Alness

Summary

Two wartime fire hydrants were noted by ARCH's Evanton Wartime Remains project in 2013.

Type and Period (1)

FIRE HYDRANT (Second World War - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)

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None recorded

Full Description

Two wartime fire hydrants were noted by ARCH's Evanton Wartime Remains project in 2013. Located at NH 61970 67043 and NH 62054 66904, they both have inscriptions.
The one to the south read on a vertical plate:
F H
2 FT
F.D. BIRD.
HYDRAULIC
ENGINEER
PALMER STREET
WESTMINSTER

The one to the north had similar detail, but formatted in a different manner on a horizontal plate.
The hydrant at NH 62052 66890 had the open well with a pipe within it. A plan from c. 1942 showed all fire points and apparatus in the A camp (NA AIR 29/594). <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG25830 Dataset/Database File: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2013. Evanton Wartime Remains. Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). Yes. MDB. Site 88.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 6201 6697 (76m by 140m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH66NW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	ALNESS

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: A Camp Accommodation Area - Evanton Airfield, Alness (Monument) (MHG27881)

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External Links (1)

http://www.archhighland.org.uk/evanton-wartime-remains.asp (Link to ARCH project page)

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