Monument record 11444 - ST KILDA, ST KILDA VILLAGE

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Grid reference NF 1044 9903 (point)
Map sheet NF19NW
Island Hirta, St Kilda
Parish HARRIS, Western Isles

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NF19NW 61 1044 9903

A steel and concrete built gun-emplacement is situated about 200m SE of the pier at St Kilda village (NF19NW 1). Consisting of one 4-inch gun mounted on a concrete emplacement with a sunken magazine.
The gun and sunken magazine were completed during October 1918 after a bombardment by a U-boat during May 1918.
J Guy 2002; NMRS MS 810/12, 73, 79-80
REPORT DATE: 03/05/2002

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Jul 29 2005 12:00AM

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