The Battery

These two ship's cannon stand near the highest point of Battery Point, behind the powerstation in Stornoway. They mark where the former Royal Naval Reserve base Iolaire was located. It played a role at the time of the sinking of HMY Iolaire on 1 January 1919, when 205 sailors were lost. The bodies of about 145 were taken to the Battery for identification by relatives. The other 60 were never recovered.

Iolaire Disaster