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Deep Sea Range
In or near Balivanich.
Deep Sea Range in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Deep Sea Range is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
MOD Hebrides is a Ministry of Defence site in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, operated by QinetiQ. It consists of a deep sea range for complex weapons trials and an inner range for ground-based air defence test and evaluation. It has also been known as the Hebrides Guided Weapon Range and the South Uist Missile Range.
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Background
History
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…
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- Coordinates
- 57.4710, -7.3769
- District
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Postcode
- HS7 5NG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
- Established
- 1957
Sources
- wikidata: Q27627922 (CC0)
- wikipedia: MOD Hebrides (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Deep Sea Range?
- Deep Sea Range is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode HS7 5NG).
- What is Deep Sea Range?
- Deep Sea Range in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Deep Sea Range?
- Drivers can use postcode HS7 5NG.
- When was Deep Sea Range built?
- Built or established in 1957.
- Who owns Deep Sea Range?
- Deep Sea Range is owned by Qinetiq.
- How do I get to Deep Sea Range?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HS7 5NG. It sits within the Na h-Eileanan an Iar parliamentary constituency.