Torry Battery
The Torry Battery is an artillery battery near Torry in Aberdeen, Scotland, which has overlooked the city's harbour since 1860. It was originally constructed for nine guns with a defensible barracks at the rear. In 1881 the battery mounted three 10-inch Smooth bore guns and five 68-Pounder Smooth bore guns.[1]
| Torry Battery | |
|---|---|
| Torry Aberdeen, Scotland | |
 Torry Point Battery entrance | |
  Torry Battery | |
| Coordinates | 57°8′31″N 2°3′21″W |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1859-61 |
| Materials | Stone |
The battery was adapted for two 6-inch Breech Loading (BL) guns which were mounted by 1906.[2] These were used for practise by the local artillery volunteer unit, the 1st Aberdeenshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers).[3]
Both guns were operational during the First World War.[4]
During the First and Second World Wars it was used to defend the city and was finally decommissioned in 1956. [5] It is now a scheduled monument.[6]
References
- Stevenson, Ian, 1999. Three Scottish Ports, Redan 46:Journal of the Palmerston Forts Society, Gosport, pp28-48
- Plan of Torry Point Battery, The National Archives, WO78/5198
- Lt Gen Sir James Moncrieff Grierson, Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force 1859–1908, William Blackwood & Sons Ltd, 1909, p.154
- Farndale, Martin, 2008. History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery - The forgotten fronts and Home Base, Royal Artillery Institution, London, p402
- Fort Record book, Torry Point Battery, 1940-1956, The National Archives, WO192/257
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Torry Battery, battery 130m ESE of Old South Breakwater (SM9215)". Retrieved 12 March 2019.
Bibliography
Sinclair, Donald, 1907. The History of the Aberdeen Volunteers, Aberdeen Daily Journal Office, Aberdeen