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Balfour Battery: A double 6 pounder battery with magazine, shelters, observation tower, engine room and searchlight platforms. In 1941, the 12 pounders that were installed in 1940 were removed, one to Carness Battery (HY41SE 51) and the other to Cara Battery (ND49SE 28). J Guy 1993; NMRS MS 810/2; WO 192/263 PRO. ND 403 931 Balfour and Hoxa Batteries, WWI and II remains: searchlight emplacements, lighthouse base, gun batteries and associated buildings and earthworks. Sponsors: Historic Scotland, Orkney Archaeological Trust G Wilson and H Moore 1997
(Source: NMR )


      

        Official Name
        Balfour Battery
      

      

        Type of site
        COAST ARTILLERY BATTERY
      

      

        Location
        South Ronaldsay.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            ND 4030 9309
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Extant but condition unknown

      

      

        Materials
        
            Concrete, 
            Reinforced Concrete
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Guy, John A.  (Defence of Britain Project)
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 Orkney Islands defences - Defences of the Orkney Islands. 

        		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0012913

      

      

        Associated Identifier
        
            Scottish NMR (ref: ND49SW 19)
        
      

      

        Reference
        
              Balfour Battery Fort Record Book (TNA: PRO  WO 192/263)

        		
      


      

        Event
        
            Recommission, In the period 1940 1941

            Field Visit, During 1993 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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