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Earthworks to SE of B.O.P. representing remains of air raid shelter and/or machine-gun post, view from E.
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Gun emplacement no.2, detail of roof showing alteration to angle of canopy.
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Store, view from S.
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Gun emplacement no. 2, view from E.
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Gun emplacement no. 2, detail showing alteration to brickwork at E end.
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Duty shelter, view from SE.
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Detail of straight joint on building.
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Battery Observation Post, ground floor room, detail of shelving in wall recess.
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View of remains of boiler house.
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Garage and static tank, view from N.
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Detail of cable-head bearing the legend ‘Pirelli No. 367 General’ – a product of the Pirelli-General Cable Company Ltd, Southampton.
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Concrete block at the SE corner of the signalling station mast base, view from SE.
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Stalactites forming beneath concrete roof of gun emplacement.
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General view of the NAFFI building with views over to Bute, from N.
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Remains of no.1 searchlight, view from SW.
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Toward site plan. See Interactive Map at Canmore Document WP004480.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the coastal battery with the accommodation camp adjacent, taken from the SE.
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Magazine store, detail of switch box on outside wall.
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Coal store, view from E.
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NAAFI, view from W.
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Gun emplacements nos. 1 and 2, view from SE.
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Battery Observation Post, view from SE.
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Duty and reserve shelters, view from SE.
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Machine-gun post, view from SW.
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Concrete floor of abultions room and drying room, view from ENE.
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Western compartments of building, view from NW.
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Curving eastern wall of the western nissen hut that served as a NAFFI building, view from SE.
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Detail exterior view of eastermost window in north wall of crew shelter.
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Alan Kilpatrick and students from the Centre for Battlefield Archaeology, University of Glasgow, surveying the P.A.D trench.
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Plane table survey of P.A.D. shelter
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Gun emplacement, inside of front wall, view from NW.
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Battery Observation Post, 1st floor room, view from W.
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Battery observation post, view from SW.
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Gun emplacement no.2, view from SE.
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Magazine stores, view from SE.
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Battery Observation Post, ground floor room, view showing rangefinder plinth.
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NAFFI quarters, view from SW.
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Toilet cubicle.
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Detail of roof extension and butt jointed brickwork, on W side of gun house.
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Detail of window with wire mesh reinforced pane.
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HES archaeologist John Sherriff taking measurements of the NAFFI building.
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General view of passive air defence trenches from NE.
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Gun emplacement, view of interior from SW.
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Battery Observation Post, ground floor room, view showing rangefinder plinth and bench.
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Battery Observation Post, ground floor room, detail of mounting bolts on top of rangefinder plinth.
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Store, detail of inside of window frame.
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Duty shelter, view from SE.
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Reserve shelter, store and toilet block, view from SE.
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Building, view from E.
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Magazine stores, view from SW.
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Interior view of toilet block, view from SW.
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Building, view from E.
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Gun emplacement, view of interior from N.
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Gun emplacement, view of interior from N.
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Gun emplacement, view of interior from S.
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Magazine store, view from SW.
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Machine-gun post, view from NE.
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Duty shelter, view from SE.
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Gun emplacement no.2, detail of roof showing alteration to angle of canopy.
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Gun emplacements nos. 1 and 2, view from SE.
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Battery Observation Post, view from NW.
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W.C. view from SW.
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No. 2 gun emplacement, view from W.
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Toilet cubicle in south east corner of ATS Quarters.
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Concrete raft/floor of ATS mess, view from N.
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Garage, view from NE.
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General view of gun emplacements, from SW.
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Remains of no.1 searchlight, view from S.
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Oblique aerial view centred on the coastal battery with the accommodation camp adjacent, taken from the NW.
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Battery observation post and mast base with eyelet, view from W.
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Gun emplacement no.1, view from SE.
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Gun emplacement no.1, view from roof of gun emplacement no.2 to E.
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Building to north east of Battery Observation Post, view from SW.
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Remains of ATS hut, view from SW.
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Concrete raft/floor of ATS mess.
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Machine-gun post. View from SSE.
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Static tank, view from NE.
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Toilet block, view from SW.
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Detail of vent.
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Detail of corroding steel beam.
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Ditch at east end of site, part of air raid shelter and/or machine-gun post, view from N.
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Duty and reserve shelters, view from NW.
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Machine-gun post, view from NE.
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Magazine store, view of entrance showing original door.
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Gun emplacement no.1, view from S.
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Mast base fixings with store behind, view from S.
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Gun emplacement no.2, detail of roof showing alteration to angle of canopy.
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Building to NE of the Battery Observation Post, view from S.
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Store and Battery Observation Post, general view from W.
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Building, view from N.
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Building, view from NE.
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Battery Observation Post, view from NAAFI to E.
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Battery Observation Post, view from NW.
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W.C. view from SW.
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Reserve and duty shelters, view from NW.
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Battery Observation Post, ground floor room, view showing rangefinder plinth and remains of furnishings.
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Battery Observation Post, ground floor room, detail of recess in north wall.
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Battery Observation Post, ground floor room, detail of mounting bolts on top of rangefinder plinth.
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Building, view from SE.
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Details

Organisation: Historic Environment Scotland (HES)

Alternative name(s): Clyde Defences; Toward Point Coastal Battery

Canmore ID: 106361

Site type: Coastal Battery (second World War)

County: Argyll

Parish: Dunoon And Kilmun

Council: Argyll And Bute