Monument record 11204 - LEWIS, BRENISH

Summary

MILITARY CAMP, 20TH CENTURY

Location

Grid reference NA 9930 2633 (point)
Map sheet NA92NE
Island Lewis
Parish UIG, Western Isles

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NA92NE 9 centred 9930 2633

See also NA92SE 18

The accommodation site for the radar station (NA92SE 18) is mainly situated on the E side of the N-S road that runs through Brenish, just S of the village hall.
The powerhouse (generator house) survives along with two motor transport buildings, two air-raid shelters and many concrete hut bases. Sheep pens now cover the main part of the site, notable where the NAAFI and other huts once stood.
J Guy 2002; NMRS MS 810/12, 1-6
REPORT DATE: 22/04/2002

The camp, now disued was formerly the accommodation for the nearby radar station during the Second World War.
Fyles 2006, 5


Chris Fyles, SUAT Ltd, 2006, Archaeological Walkover Survey, Gisla, Isle of Lewis (Unpublished document). SWE41200.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Chris Fyles, SUAT Ltd. 2006. Archaeological Walkover Survey, Gisla, Isle of Lewis.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Apr 9 2008 3:41PM

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