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Other wartime defences · OFFICIAL INDEX RECORD

Edinburgh, Cramond Island Battery, No.1 Engine Room

Near Edinburgh, Scotland

Can I visit? Access not confirmed.

Not confirmed — seek landowner or operator permission

Stay within authorised areas. Do not enter unstaffed tunnels, shafts, railway land or restricted property.

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What the official index records

Historic Environment Scotland — NRHE records this location as ENGINE HOUSE (SECOND WORLD WAR). Our atlas groups it under other wartime defences using that source wording.

Edinburgh, Cramond Island Battery, No.1 Engine Room is recorded by Historic Environment Scotland under reference 113090. The supplied index identifies ENGINE HOUSE (SECOND WORLD WAR). Current condition and visitor access are not established by this source index.

Record details

Category
Other wartime defences
Source classification
ENGINE HOUSE (SECOND WORLD WAR)
Period / construction dates
Not established from this index
Current condition
Not verified
Designation
Not supplied in this source
Designation date
Not supplied
Nearest reference town
Edinburgh (approximate)
County / historic source county
MIDLOTHIAN
County or local authority (ONS)
City of Edinburgh
Nation
Scotland
Source record ID
113090
Coordinates
55.994185, -3.289023 (reference point, not an entrance)
Index checked
2026-09-13
Source last updated
2022-09-05
Published access reviewed
Not yet verified

Index verification means the record and supplied attributes were checked against the official downloaded index on 2026-09-13. It does not mean a site visit or confirmation of current access. Points may refer to a whole complex, a surviving component or a recorded location.

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