Clyde Defences, Portkil Battery, Searchlight Battery

Oblique aerial view of the E searchlight position and fire trench, pillbox, caretakers/guardhouse and RA store, looking NW.
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Portkil site plan. For Interactive pdf, available to download, see WP 004488.
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Oblique aerial view of the W searchlight position, now incorporated into a current house, looking NE.
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No. 4 searchlight.. General view from SW.
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View of searchlight emplacement
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Oblique aerial view of the E searchlight position with concrete firing trench to E, looking NNW.
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Oblique aerial view of the E searchlight position and fire trench, pillbox, caretakers/guardhouse and RA store, looking NW.
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Oblique aerial view of the searchlight battery showing the W most being incorporated into a current house and the E position still complete, looking NNE.
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No. 4 searchlight. General view from S.
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Details

Organisation: Historic Environment Scotland (HES)

Alternative name(s): Portkil Point

Canmore ID: 239751

Site type: Searchlight Battery (first World War)

County: Dunbartonshire

Parish: Rosneath

Council: Argyll And Bute