Monument record MHG57028 - WWI latrine - Invergordon dockyard

A WWI latrine in Invergordon dockyard.

The site was investigated in 2015 as part of the ARCH project 'Invergordon in World War I'. On a WWI plan in private collection a latrine is depicted to the south of the Machine Shop complex, and to the south of the railway lines. It is situated in land which was reclaimed during WWI, although a WWI aerial photo suggests few buildings were constructed in the area. However, in WWII a number of buildings were constructed on the reclaimed land, though this latrine had gone by then. <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>