Building record MHG57094 - WWII Inflammable Store and Pound - Invergordon dockyard

Summary

A WWII inflammable store and pound at Invergordon dockyard.

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 7106 6846 (12m by 8m)
Map sheet NH76NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS
Civil Parish ROSSKEEN

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A WWII inflammable store and pound at Invergordon dockyard.

The building was investigated in 2015 as part of the ARCH project 'Invergordon in World War I'. A wartime plan from WWII in private possession shows a rectangular building and fenced off area to the west of the East (Admiralty) pier. It is labelled N.S.O. Store and Pound. It also appears on aerial photos of 1945 and 1978. The current building on the site is of corrugated iron, and is of unknown date. <1>

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  • <1> Dataset: ARCH. 2015. Invergordon in World War I. Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). Digital. Site 460.

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Record last edited

Mar 2 2016 4:02PM

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