Deep Sea Range

firing a Sea Dart on the range in April 2012]] In the north west of South Uist at (), a missile testing range was built in 1957–58 by the Ministry of Defence to launch the MGM-5 Corporal missile, Britain and America's first guided nuclear weapon. This development went ahead despite significant protests, some locals expressing concern that the Scottish Gaelic language would not survive the influx of English-speaking Army personnel to South Uist. Opposition to the construction of the range resulted in the novel Rockets Galore, by Sir Compton Mackenzie, which was made into the film Rockets Galore!. Resistance to the building of the range also led to the construction of the religious monument…