Perrie Geo, Shetland Islands

POW Stone, Scatness

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Italian POWs were housed here during WW2. Scatness also had a dummy airfield, built in an attempt to divert air attack away from RAF Sumburgh to the NE. Lights were switched on here and turned off at Sumburgh.

Uploaded to Geograph by Colin Smith on 24 July 2010

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