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Latitude: 56.2114 / 56°12'40"N
Longitude: -3.8766 / 3°52'35"W
OS Eastings: 283704
OS Northings: 703673
OS Grid: NN837036
Mapcode National: GBR 1F.DR2K
Mapcode Global: WH4NV.F47M
Entry Name: Sheriff Muir, Whitestone Range, SW of Harperstone
Scheduled Date: 19 November 2003
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM10929
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: 20th Century Military and Related: Artillery mount
Location: Dunblane and Lecropt
County: Stirling
Electoral Ward: Dunblane and Bridge of Allan
Traditional County: Perthshire
Mid 19th century kippering-house comprising fish-house
(or splittering shed), kiln, yard, store and shop. Mainly
rubble with tooled rubble dressings.
KILN: Tall rubble kiln with upper portion of long elevations, weatherboard end louvred: long louvred ridge vent.
FISH HOUSE: abuts kiln; 3 bays with 6-pane sashes and roof
lights in slate roof: gable loft entrance.
YARD: High harled rubble wall encloses yard; simple
gatepiers flank entrance.
STORE: 2-storey rectangular rubble store at right angles
to fish house. Modern narrow 3-bay shop inserted in ground
floor flanked by original 8-pane windows in outer bays,
ground and 1st floor. Central 1st floor gable loft door with
hoist projecting above.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a collection of well-preserved examples of British military training features dating from at least 1860 to the Korean War. This monument is also important in a European context given the unique range of surviving features.
Such training facilities are often poorly documented and this type of monument is often at risk from clearance. Therefore, the physical remains should be preserved to contribute to our understanding of this period. Its significance is enhanced by the detail of recent, thorough survey.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
Geoffrey D Hay and Geoffrey P Stell, MONUMENTS OF INDUSTRY
(1986) pp 26-29
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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