Monument record MHG53311 - Post-WII Control Tower - Royal Naval Dockyard, Invergordon
Summary
The post-WII control tower at the Royal Naval Dockyard, Invergordon.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 71184 68279 (11m by 13m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH76NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | ROSSKEEN |
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Full Description
The post-WII control tower at the Royal Naval Dockyard, Invergordon.
The naval base control tower occupies a site on the southern end of the East Pier. Its date of construction is not known but is thought to 1951 or later. On a plan of the building held in a private collection the building is named as a Signal Station. It may be that the building controlled movements of all shipping and seaplanes in the Cromarty Firth.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) and (AKK) 2 August 2013.
The building was visited in 2015 as part of the ARCH project 'Invergordon in World War I'. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG27123 Dataset: ARCH. 2015. Invergordon in World War I. Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). Digital. Site 555.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Apr 13 2016 10:11AM
