Alternative Names Inner Skaw; Lamba Ness
Site type RADAR STATION (20TH CENTURY)
Canmore ID 114575
Site Number HP61NE 6.00
NGR HP 66922 15610
Council SHETLAND ISLANDS
Parish UNST
Former Region SHETLAND ISLANDS AREA
Former District SHETLAND
Former County SHETLAND

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Archaeological Notes

HP61NE 6.00 Centred 66922 15610

HP61NE 6.01 HP 67427 15528 Radar Site
HP61NE 6.02 Centred HP 66977 15545 Engine House
HP61NE 6.03 HP 66432 15390 Engine House
HP61NE 6.04 Centred HP 65786 15665 Military Camp
HP61NE 6.05 HP 6632 1677 Radio Station

A Chain Home radar station situated on The Skaw, Unst. The installations and buildings cover a large area of The Skaw where the transmitter block, receiver block, engine houses, mast bases and light anti-aircraft emplacements are still to be seen.
J Guy 1995; NMRS MS 810/4, 9-10

The Chain Home Radar station and associated accommodation camps is visible on vertical air photographs (106G/Scot/UK 97, 3167-3168 and 4160-4161, flown 18 May 1946).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), December 2005

Redfern, N I (1998) Twentieth century fortifications in the United Kingdom, 5 V. V.1 Introduction and sources; V.2 Site gazetteers: Wales; V.3 Site gazetteers: Northern Ireland; V.4 & 5 Site gazetteers: Scotland York
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