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The coastal battery north of Clestrain in Orkney is a Second World War defensive installation constructed as part of the wider fortification of the Orkney Islands against potential enemy attack. The battery represents the military infrastructure developed during the period of heightened coastal defence across northern Scotland in the early 1940s. Orkney's strategic importance as a naval base and its proximity to German-occupied territories made such defensive positions essential to the island's wartime security. The site forms part of the broader archaeological record of Second World War military installations now managed and recorded by Historic Environment Scotland.
Upper Sower, coastal battery N of, Clestrain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13449. View the official record →
The coastal battery north of Clestrain in Orkney is a Second World War defensive installation constructed as part of the wider fortification of the Orkney Islands against potential enemy attack. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13449.
Upper Sower, coastal battery N of, Clestrain 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 SM13449.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Houton Head, battery 325m W of Sunnybraes (2.9 km), Houton, chapel 60m E of Sunnybraes (3.1 km), Bu of Orphir, burnt mound and mill dam 250m NW of Bu Farm (4 km).
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