Monument record MHG36395 - SOUTH SUTOR, XDO POST
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8069 6722 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH86NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | CROMARTY |
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User: Admin, Date: Wed 13 Oct 2004
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NH86NW 16.00 8070 6722
NH86NW 16.01 NH 8091 6707 Observation post
This building is situated on the footpath below the track that runs from South Sutor coast battery (NH86NW 11.00) to Cromarty.
A small concrete building with lookout slits and steel shutters it was the extended Defence Officer's (XDO) post which would have controlled the submarine minefield in the Cromarty Firth.
J Guy 2000; NMRS MS 810/10, Vol.2, 89, Vol.3, 59
Martin Briscoe has submitted photographs of this site to the Highland HER Flickr group. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG23810 Image/Photograph(s): Briscoe, J M. 2008-11. Information and photographs of various sites submitted by Martin Briscoe. Colour. Yes. Digital. via Flickr.
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2012 11:19AM
