Building record MHG57114 - WWII Buildings - Invergordon Dockyard

WWII buildings at the Invergordon Dockyard.

The buildings were investigated in 2015 as part of the ARCH project 'Invergordon in World War I'. During WWI land was reclaimed on the shore, by filling in from approximately the Central pier to Oakes Villa Stores. Railway lines were constructed along the shore to the east for transporting infill material. A WWI aerial photo shows few buildings in this area during WWI. However, by WWII there are a number within the area, as shown by a wartime plan in private collection and aerial photos. The infill area was for the most part taken over by the M.O.D., with a line running south from Shore Road. In the infill area to the east of the Admiralty Pier a railway line ending in three spurs is shown in an aerial photo from 1930, but only one building near the end of the pier. On a WWII plan in private possession there are several buildings shown. Two brick buildings are depicted just to the east of the Admiralty Pier, each divided into two; the labels on the plan are illegible. <1>