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Latitude: 57.1416 / 57°8'29"N
Longitude: -2.0587 / 2°3'31"W
OS Eastings: 396543
OS Northings: 805631
OS Grid: NJ965056
Mapcode National: GBR XS.83KL
Mapcode Global: WH9QR.BRWK
Entry Name: Torry Battery, battery 130m ESE of Old South Breakwater
Scheduled Date: 7 November 2000
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM9215
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: 20th Century Military and Related: Battery; Secular: battery
Location: Aberdeen
County: Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward: George St/Harbour
Traditional County: Kincardineshire
The monument comprises the remains of a military battery, constructed over the period 1857-1861 in response to the perceived threat of a French invasion, and manned by a volunteer rifle battalion. It later served as a training ground for the Territorial Army and was staffed on a permanent basis throughout World War I and World War II. The battery was briefly re-occupied during the Suez Crisis of 1956 before being partially demolished in 1959. The extant remains comprise the perimeter wall, the gateway and the guardhouse, gun mounts and the footings of some of the interior buildings.
The area to be scheduled is irregular in shape with maximum dimensions of about 165m NW-SE by 115m NE-SW to include the upstanding remains, any associated below ground features and the War Office boundary stones. Excluded from the scheduling is the interpretative panel and plinth, and the top 10cm of the adjacent car park and pathway (to allow for routine maintenance works).
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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