Monument record MHG35519 - WWII Royal Navy underground oil tanks - Inchindown

Summary

The WWII Royal Navy underground oil tanks at Inchindown, constructed between 1938 and 1943 to supply the naval base at Invergordon. Listed at Category A in 2014.

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 6885 7466 (372m by 419m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH67SE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish ROSSKEEN

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The Royal Navy underground oil tanks to supply Invergordon are situated upslope from Inchindown farmsteading. There are two stone and concrete built entrances in the conifer plantation with the tanks tunnelled into the hillside. A pipeline was built from here to the Invergordon base and elements of this can still be traced to Tomich (NH67SE 53), and beyond to the oil tanks at Invergordon. <1>

Martin Briscoe has uploaded more than 200 photographs of this site to the Highland HER Flickr group. See link at the bottom of this record. <2>

The site was assessed by the Listings and Designed Landscapes Team of Historic Scotland for potential listing in 2013. <3>

The site was listed at Category A by Historic Scotland in 2014. <4>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Guy, J. A.. 2000. Highland Region: A Survey of the 20th Century Defences. Historic Scotland. 30/01/2001. Digital (scanned as PDF). Vol.2, 116, Vol.3, 37.
  • <2> Image/Photograph(s): Briscoe, J M. 2008-11. Information and photographs of various sites submitted by Martin Briscoe. Colour. Yes. Digital. via Flickr.
  • <3> Text/Report: Listing and Designed Landscape Team. 2014. Assessment Against the Listing Criteria: Underground Fuel Reservoirs, Inchindown, near Invergordon, Highland Council. Historic Scotland. Digital.
  • <4> Text/Designation Notification/List of Buildings: Fraser, D. 2014. Combined Statutory and Descriptive List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Highland Council, One Hundred and Seventy Fifth Amendment) 2014. Historic Scotland. 21/11/2014. Digital.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Oct 7 2016 11:42AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.