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Houton Head, battery 325m W of Sunnybraes

A Scheduled Monument in Kirkwall West and Orphir, Orkney Islands

Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9138 / 58°54'49"N

Longitude: -3.2029 / 3°12'10"W

OS Eastings: 330819

OS Northings: 1003570

OS Grid: HY308035

Mapcode National: GBR L5G5.FJJ

Mapcode Global: WH6B8.S60X

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Houton Head, battery 325m W of Sunnybraes

Scheduled Date: 29 January 2015

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM13465

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: 20th Century Military and Related: Anti-submarine boom-tethering point

Location: Orphir

County: Orkney Islands

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir

Traditional County: Orkney

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