1993 Coastal Battery. Two open gun emplacements with magazines and searchlight platforms. The naval guns which came from Rerwick Battery (Scottish NMR HY51SW 10) were two 4. 7-inch and were removed in 1949. The battery was placed on a care and maintenance basis in 1943.
Coast Artillery Battery
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Coastal Battery
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Type COAST ARTILLERY BATTERY
Status Extant
Condition Unknown
Source Defence of Britain Archive
Access Unknown
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