What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Houton Head Battery as Observation Post (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
HoutonheadFarmstead (post Medieval) · 300 ydHouton HeadBuilding(s) (period Unassigned), Enclosure (period Unassigned) · 404 yd
Houton, Quoy of HoutonMilitary Camp (20th Century) · 525 yd
Quoy of HoutonHouse (period Unassigned) · 534 yd
Holm of HoutonIslet · 1032 yd
Houton and the Hill of MidlandMountain or hill · 1249 yd
Hill of MidlandMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
Grindelay from Midland HillMountain or hill · 1.3 mi
Orkneyinga Saga CentreMuseum · 1.7 mi
SMS Kronprinz WilhelmWreck · 2.0 mi
Gruf HillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
SMS MarkgrafWreck · 2.1 miOther information
Photo: Claire Pegrum · CC BY-SA 2.0