Monument record MHG36272 - Boor, Torran Gorm
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8381 8228 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
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| Map sheet | NG88SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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User: Admin, Date: Wed 13 Oct 2004
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NG88SW 15 8381 8228
On the E side of the road to Naust is a large concrete platform with at least two hut bases nearby. This large concrete block was for a 20mm Oerlikon light anti-aircraft gun.
J Guy 2000; NMRS MS 810/10, Vol.1, 48
Large concrete block with hut base near. During WWII a 20mm Oerlikon LAA gun was mounted on this block. Photo in J A Guy, 20th Century Defences, (report nos. 1, 8 & 11)
A M Fox, Highland Council, 18.10.01
4 substantial concrete bases recorded during rapid walkover survey of this area. <1>
The site was visited and photographed by A Puls of Highland Council in October 2012 as part of a high level assessment of Second World War sites associated with the Loch Ewe Arctic Convoys. Sites visited were confined to significant features and remains located between Poolewe and Cove. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG21076 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg C. 2000. An Archaeological Survey of the proposed route of a water pipeline between poolewe and Inverasdale, Wester Ross. Catherine Dagg. 31/07/2000. Digital (scanned as PDF).
- <1> SHG21385 Text/Report: Wordsworth, J. 05/1994. Inverasdale Water Pipeline: An Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Route. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. . . Site 16.
- <2> SHG26344 Image/Photograph(s): Puls, A. 2012. Field visit, photographic record and information. Highland Council. Digital.
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Record last edited
Jul 4 2016 2:21PM
