Thortonloch
Military Camp (20th Century), Military Installation (20th Century)
Site Name Thortonloch
Classification Military Camp (20th Century), Military Installation (20th Century)
Canmore ID 114043
Site Number NT77SE 68
NGR NT 7535 7395
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/114043
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Innerwick (East Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT77SE 68 7535 7395
Site recorded during a rapid coastal survey undertaken by GUARD of the S shore of the Firth of Forth from Dunbar to Stirling and along the N shore of the Forth to the Fife border. A gazetteer of all sites including listed buildings, designed landscapes, scheduled and unscheduled monuments was produced. Full details of the survey can be consulted in the report held by the NMRS.
NT 753 739 WW2 defences
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
GUARD 1996.
Roofed structures and ring shaped bank seen on 1946 aerial photographs (the area is now marked as a camp site on the 1:10 000 map). Probably a WW2 military camp, with gun emplacement. B17 7204-5 15/4/46.
Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 1996.
Field Visit (1996)
Roofed structures and ring shaped bank seen on 1946 aerial photographs (the area is now marked as a camp site on the 1:10 000 map). Probably a WW2 military camp, with gun emplacement. B17 7204-5 15/4/46.
Site recorded by GUARD during the Coastal Assessment Survey for Historic Scotland, 'The Firth of Forth from Dunbar to the Coast of Fife' 1996.
Desk Based Assessment (March 2011 - September 2012)
CFA Archaeology undertook an assessment of the potential impacts of the proposed Onshore Works for the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm, on Cultural Heritage.
All historic environmental features within the development area were identified and the nature of effects on these features discussed.
Funder: Land Use Consultants
CFA Archaeology Ltd
