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Buchanan Battery,Stanger Head

A Scheduled Monument in Stromness and South Isles, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.8245 / 58°49'28"N

Longitude: -3.085 / 3°5'5"W

OS Eastings: 337448

OS Northings: 993512

OS Grid: ND374935

Mapcode National: GBR L5RD.MK3

Mapcode Global: WH6BQ.LG5D

Entry Name: Buchanan Battery,Stanger Head

Scheduled Date: 26 December 1972

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM3253

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: 20th Century Military and Related: Battery

Location: Walls and Flotta

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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