Ardhallow Battery

6 months in Dunoon.....beautiful
Dec 5th, 2021

Access from the forest at the back can be quite tricky due to some fallen trees but we managed it The track to it from the main road is clear. We could only see 1 gun replacement. There may be others in the trees? All a bit overgrown - no view of the Clyde at present!
Mar 22nd, 2021

Private property old fat guy is moody as hell go make some noise and go up untill he learns how to put sign up
Nov 4th, 2020

Ardhallow Coastal Battery, Dunoon formed part of the Clyde defences during both World War I and World War II. The fort, or fortification, originally dates from 1901,and is listed by the Palmerston Forts Society as predating World War I by some 13 years. Three emplacements mounting one 9.2-inch gun and two 6-inch guns, a concrete observation post and an engine room, all located on the hillside above the road. A separate engine room was provided at road level, for two searchlights,One searchlight base remains in place, although it is hard to locate as it is heavily overgrown with ivy. The second was demolished some years ago,According to public records, the 9.2-inch gun and the 6-inch guns (numbered 1340 and 3607) were installed in October 1905. The 9.2-inch gun was removed in 1911, but the two 6-inch guns remained in place until December 1956. This would suggest they were left in place until the country's GDA (gun defended area) were finally declared obsolete and dismantled. Until then, aerial batteries were being installed as part of the country's Cold War defences, but were becoming obsolete and ineffective even as they were being built, overtaken by missiles and other developments.
Aug 23rd, 2019

Very picturess lots to see
May 8th, 2019