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Ness of Sound is a coastal battery located approximately 470 metres south-east of Ness of Sound in Shetland, Scotland. The battery dates from the Second World War period, when it formed part of Shetland's defensive infrastructure against potential enemy naval and air attack. Like other coastal batteries constructed throughout the British Isles during this conflict, it would have been equipped with anti-aircraft or anti-ship armaments to protect local waters and strategic installations. The site remains an important record of Shetland's military heritage during the 1939-1945 war.
Ness of Sound, coastal battery 470m SE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13030. View the official record →
Ness of Sound is a coastal battery located approximately 470 metres south-east of Ness of Sound in Shetland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13030.
Ness of Sound, coastal battery 470m SE of 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 SM13030.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Voe of Sound, prehistoric house 180m W of Point of Sandwall (1.3 km), The Knab, coastal battery, 150m S of War Memorial (1.7 km), The Knab, fixed torpedo platform 130m NE of (1.8 km).
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