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MHG59662 - Radio Station - Druim An Fhalaisgaidh

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The remains of a radio station, presumably with a military use and dating from the 1939-45 war.

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A Royal Navy Direction finding post is located on a ridge to the E of the crofting township of Sheigra and N of Blairmore. The post is accessed by a concrete path leading from a track which runs NE from Blairmore. There may have been a hut base where the path leaves the track (NC 19806 60522). The path runs for c.200 uphill towards the post. The post comprises one upstanding brick building, and the fallen remains of a smaller second brick building. It appears to overlie a series of concrete posts or pillars laid in a grid c.13m by c.6m transversely. The exact nature of these posts or pillars is unclear, but they may have supported an earlier building. Extending outward from the upstanding building are four cable trenches each leading to a mast base. Each mast appears to have been supported by four anchor blocks for guy ropes.
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) and Martin Briscoe 28 May 2013.

The remains of a radio station, presumably with a military use and dating from the 1939-45 war. The main building, 4m by 1.83m in plan and 2.05m high, of brick construction with concrete floor and roof but now ruinous, would have housed the transmitting and receiving equipment, and probably a power supply (diesel generator?). The remains of four base foundations for aerial system support towers were noted, with anchor points for guy ropes disposed in cruciform layout round them. The largest radial spread of anchor points is some 50m, indicating a tower height in the order of 1OOm. Shallow trenches between the main building and the tower bases would have accommodated the aerial connections. Normal access to the site was by a concrete footpath (marked on the 1:10000 OS map) to the Blairmore/Sandwood track. This footpath is still in fair condition over most of its length. <1>


GIS spatial data based on aerial photography. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 1975 6061 (157m by 217m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC16SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	EDDRACHILLIS

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