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MHG39675 - Anti Aircraft Battery, Kyle of Lochalsh

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Recorded in Redfern, "20th Century fortifications in the UK" vol IV
as being manned 3 Oct 1940 by 51 Brigade, 108 Regiment, 292 battery and 15 Oct 1942 by 51 Brigade, 113 Regiment and 366 battery.
A M Fox, Highland Council, 11.12.01

Now a view point for the Skye Bridge. The battery was armed with 2 x 3 inch guns. The Code was B1 and the battery was known as Kyle. Guns could be used in a Coastal Defence role as well as Heavy AA. J A Guy, 20th Century Defences, (report nos. 1, 8 & 11)
A M Fox, Highland Council, 09.10.01.

NG72NE 46 756 274

Gun emplacements (NG 756 274) and barracks (NG 764 272 and 747 264) are visible on a Luftwaffe aerial photograph taken in 1940.
Information from RCAHMS (KM) 12 August 1996.

The site of a heavy anti-aircraft battery on Plock of Kyle. The battery consisted of two 3-inch guns and its associated accommodation camp. Nothing survives of the battery, though huts bases can be found in the area.
Information from J Guy, June 1997

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Grid reference	Centred NG 7560 2740 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG72NE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	LOCHALSH

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