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Bard Head gun emplacement is a coastal defence installation located in Shetland, Scotland, dating from the Second World War period. The site represents part of the wider network of fortifications constructed to protect Shetland's strategically important position in the North Atlantic during the 1939-1945 conflict. Gun emplacements of this type were designed to house artillery pieces and provide defensive positions against potential enemy naval and aerial threats to the islands. The installation reflects the significant military investment made in Shetland during wartime, when the islands served as a vital base for operations and required substantial defensive infrastructure.
Bard Head,gun emplacement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5367. View the official record →
Bard Head gun emplacement is a coastal defence installation located in Shetland, Scotland, dating from the Second World War period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5367.
Bard Head,gun emplacement is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5367.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Noss Sound, broch 200m SSE of Norther House (5.3 km), Gungstie, chapel and burial ground 25m S of, Nestivoe, Isle of Noss (5.4 km), Ness of Sound, coastal battery 470m SE of (5.5 km).
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