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Site contains the remains of a WW2 coast battery site There are some concrete buildings on the site
(Source: Field Visit 1996/10/20)
This battery consists of two gun emplacements, an observation post, search lights and magazine. It was placed on a care and maintenance basis in 1943
(Source: NMR 1993)


      

        Official Name
        Cara Battery
      

      

        Type of site
        COAST ARTILLERY BATTERY
      

      

        Location
        Cara Battery, Ayre of Cara.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            ND 4800 9468
             (Scale: 1:25000
              )
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Fair

      

      

        Materials
        
            Concrete
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Emon, G. L.
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 Scapa Flow fixed defences - Coast Artillery batteries 

        		
      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0000134

      

      

        Associated Identifier
        
            Scottish NMR (ref: ND49SW19)
            Scottish NMR (ref: ND49SE28)
        
      

      

        Reference
        
             1998/07 Site Gazetteer Vol IV, Scotland (i)

              North Head (Wick) Bty, Caithness

             1941/04/07 HQSC HF/623/4/RA(CD) Re-designation of CBty RA

              This Great Harbour, Scapa Flow

        		
      


      

        Event
        
            Field Visit, On 1996/10/20 

            Construction, In the period 1940 1940

            Field Visit, During 1993 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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