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Vementry is an uninhabited island off the North West coast of the Shetland mainland. It took a 5 hour car journey and an overnight ferry to get to Shetland. Then some more driving. Then one of these -
Then some walking. After about an hour, we could see these on the skyline -
Then, after even more walking, we finally got there - and it was worth it -
This is the site of a World War One gun battery. It was built to protect the approches to a naval anchorage at Busta Voe. The guns came from HMS Gibralter which was then used as the depot ship in the anchorage. The guns wernt reused in WW2 and have stood rusting in the elements for almost 100 years.
Underground magazine
The remains of a shell trolley is still in the magazine
Observation post with guns to the rear
![31449512300_aef021ad62_h.jpg 31449512300_aef021ad62_h.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/213/213426-31449512300-aef021ad62-h.jpg)
Then some walking. After about an hour, we could see these on the skyline -
![31012600243_7dd849dcbc_b.jpg 31012600243_7dd849dcbc_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/213/213427-31012600243-7dd849dcbc-b.jpg)
Then, after even more walking, we finally got there - and it was worth it -
![31675008282_e036801ebd_b.jpg 31675008282_e036801ebd_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/213/213428-31675008282-e036801ebd-b.jpg)
This is the site of a World War One gun battery. It was built to protect the approches to a naval anchorage at Busta Voe. The guns came from HMS Gibralter which was then used as the depot ship in the anchorage. The guns wernt reused in WW2 and have stood rusting in the elements for almost 100 years.
![31449483720_5ca9b85eec_b.jpg 31449483720_5ca9b85eec_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/213/213429-31449483720-5ca9b85eec-b.jpg)
![30981447984_4634a16852_b.jpg 30981447984_4634a16852_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/213/213430-30981447984-4634a16852-b.jpg)
![31012568223_113e9212b6_c.jpg 31012568223_113e9212b6_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/213/213431-31012568223-113e9212b6-c.jpg)
![31012567473_58bb43c0ea_c.jpg 31012567473_58bb43c0ea_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/213/213432-31012567473-58bb43c0ea-c.jpg)
Underground magazine
![30981449054_d3c5973b9e_c.jpg 30981449054_d3c5973b9e_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/213/213433-30981449054-d3c5973b9e-c.jpg)
The remains of a shell trolley is still in the magazine
![31012566463_d39a3eb579_b.jpg 31012566463_d39a3eb579_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/213/213434-31012566463-d39a3eb579-b.jpg)
Observation post with guns to the rear
![31012569253_65c583aa9b_b.jpg 31012569253_65c583aa9b_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/213/213435-31012569253-65c583aa9b-b.jpg)
![30981446924_6e58a808f2_c.jpg 30981446924_6e58a808f2_c.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/213/213436-30981446924-6e58a808f2-c.jpg)
![31675007822_9d7db30840_b.jpg 31675007822_9d7db30840_b.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/derelictplaces/data/attach/213/213437-31675007822-9d7db30840-b.jpg)
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