Tates Cairn Battery, Tates Cairn [1949-????]

Submitted by Rob on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 21:43
Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
(Day & Month are approximate.)

Year completed is: Accurate
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: Nov-2011
Ref: ROB-00166
Other: Restricted Area

Timeline:

  • 1949: Constructed as a site for 3.7" HAA guns.  (WO 268/301).
  • 1958: All HAA guns withdrawn from Hong Kong.  (WO 268/301).
  • 1960's: Police Post. Most accommodation area and HQ buildings demolished.  (HK Lands Dept. Aerial Photographs).
  • 1980's: Telecom facility.
  • 2011: Condition unknown, restricted area.

For a background to these notes, and a glossary of terms used, please see: http://gwulo.com/node/24630  

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