Monument record MHG36400 - Nigg-Cromarty Anti-Submarine Boom
Summary
Site of World War II anti-submarine boom, constructed of wire, chains and floats, that extended across the Cromarty Firth.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8019 6883 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
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| Map sheet | NH86NW |
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Created automatically by NMRS Register Utility
User: Admin, Date: Wed 13 Oct 2004
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NH86NW 17 from c. 8020 6883 to c.8020 6733
The boom extends into Cromarty parish.
The World War II anti-submarine boom extended across the Cromarty Firth from a point on the shore about 350m SW from Nigg coast battery (NHG86NW 10.00) to a point on the S shore in the area of Little Rock. The exact location of the end points on the S and N shores are not known.
The boom was constructed of wire, chains and floats. The first boom was constructed across the entrance to the Firth.
J Guy 2000; NMRS MS 810/10, Vol.2, 105
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Record last edited
Mar 19 2008 4:43PM
