| Deep Sea Range | |
| Native Name: | South Uist Missile Range, Hebrides Range |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Type: | Missile Range |
| Coordinates: | 57.471°N -7.3769°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Scotland Outer Hebrides#United Kingdom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Deep Sea Range within Outer Hebrides |
| Pushpin Label: | Deep Sea Range |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Ownership: | QinetiQ |
| Operator: | Qinetiq |
| Site Other Label: | Stations |
| Builder: | RAF 5004 Airfield Construction Squadron |
| Garrison: | Congreve House |
| Elevation: | 2m (07feet) |
The Deep Sea Range is an RAF missile range in the Outer Hebrides. It has also been known as the Hebrides Guided Weapon Range and the South Uist Missile Range.
The range was operated by the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA), for evaluating new missiles. St Kilda became Scotland's first World Heritage Site in 1987.
The site was built in 1957 by the Ministry of Defence to test nuclear missiles.[1] Opposition to the construction of the range resulted in the novel Rockets Galore!, by Sir Compton Mackenzie, which was made into a film, filmed on the island of Barra.Resistance to the building of the range also led to the construction of the religious monument Our Lady of the Isles.
It is situated in the Outer Hebrides on South Uist. The missiles are tracked from St Kilda, Scotland, a now uninhabited island, which is now leased by the Ministry of Defence. The site is run by QinetiQ, a privatised former division of the MoD.
Around 230 people work across all sites of the range.