Benbecula Battle HQ

Benbecula Battle HQ
Entrance in foreground

The remains of the Benbecula Battle HQ, a World War II battle headquarters, have been identified on the island of Benbecula.

Installed to protect RAF Benbecula during the war, the remains lie in a field about 40 metres southwest of an abandoned farmsteading identified as Knock Rolum on OS mapping, and lies southeast of Benbecula Airport (EGPL), a civil airfield operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL).

The battle headquarters would have been located in a position which gave it a commanding view of the airfield, allowing defenders to cover the area with gunfire and deny an attacker or invader from having free access to its facilities.

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External links

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Aerial views

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