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Coastal fortifications in Scotland played a vital role during the World Wars, protecting shipping as they mustered to convoy. New fortifications were built and old defences were also rebuilt or strengthened around the Scottish coast in case of invasion. [1] [2] New technologies like Radar were also deployed. [3]
There were over forty seven coastal defence locations in Scotland during the First World War. [4]
Many of the First World War coastal fortifications were reused in the Second World War. These defences listed below, were newly built for the Second World War.
Chain Home Low (CHL), a new aircraft detection and tracking system, Radar, operated by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. There were about thirty coastal stations around the coast of Scotland. [46]
Coastal Defence U-Boat (CDU). A new experimental system, Radar, for submarine detection and tracking. First introduced in the Second World War. There were six experimental stations, two located on Fair Isle. [73]