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How to explore responsiblyWhat the official index records
Historic Environment Scotland — NRHE records this location as ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (SECOND WORLD WAR) (1939), ANTI GLIDER DITCHES (SECOND WORLD WAR), MILITARY CAMP (SECOND WORLD WAR). Our atlas groups it under wwii defences using that source wording.
Edinburgh, Restalrig, Craigentinny Golf Course is recorded by Historic Environment Scotland under reference 114456. The supplied index identifies ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (SECOND WORLD WAR) (1939), ANTI GLIDER DITCHES (SECOND WORLD WAR), MILITARY CAMP (SECOND WORLD WAR). Current condition and visitor access are not established by this source index.
Record details
- Category
- WWII defences
- Source classification
- ANTI AIRCRAFT BATTERY (SECOND WORLD WAR) (1939), ANTI GLIDER DITCHES (SECOND WORLD WAR), MILITARY CAMP (SECOND WORLD WAR)
- Period / construction dates
- Second World War
- 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
- 114456
- Coordinates
- 55.96318, -3.140019 (reference point, not an entrance)
- Index checked
- 2026-09-13
- Source last updated
- 2006-01-12
- 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.