Monument record MHG56998 - WWI Guardhouse, Castle Road - Invergordon

A WWI Guardhouse on Castle Road to the west of the Seabank Tank Farm in Invergordon.

The site was investigated in 2015 as part of the ARCH project 'Invergordon in World War I'. A WWI Naval plan in private collection shows a square building labelled 'Guard Room' at the entrance to the Seabank tank farm near the church. It is unclear if it is on the 1930 aerial photo, but a building does not appear here on WWII plans and photos. Currently (2015) this area is a car park. <1>

At least three versions of a WWI Naval plan survive, two in private collection which probably date to wartime, and one in the National Archives (MPI 1/641/4) which dates to 1921. On all three the buildings taken over or built by the Navy are shaded, but there are a few discrepancies between the plans. One of the plans in private collection has enlarged details, but only shows the Admiralty buildings and not others in the town. Valuation Rolls also indicate some buildings not shaded on our plans were taken over by the military. It is clear from contemporary photographs that the army built additional buildings, particularly north of Cromlet Drive. <2>