South Ronaldsay, Grimness, Castle
Searchlight Emplacement (Second World War)
Site Name South Ronaldsay, Grimness, Castle
Classification Searchlight Emplacement (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) Castle Grimness
Canmore ID 270519
Site Number ND49SE 55
NGR ND 473 944
NGR Description ND c. 473 944
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/270519
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish South Ronaldsay
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
ND49SE 55 c. 473 944
A searchlight emplacement has been recorded by the Defence of Britain Project (Report form, Mr Esson, 1996), 'across road from Castle Grimness.
Examination of a RAF vertical air photograph of the area (106G/Scot/UK 137, 3008, flown 3 July 1946) shows no evidence of any military activity, but a large flooded area across the road from Castle may mask any earthworks from the World War II period.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), February 2005.