Oblique aerial view of Invergordon, looking N.

Description Oblique aerial view of Invergordon, looking N.

Date 18/7/2018

Collection Papers of James Sloan Bone, landscape historian, Inverness, Highland, Scotland

Catalogue Number DP 343676

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content In the foreground, a sand and shingle spit extends eastwards from Newhall Point, with a prominent stone mound towards the seaward end. The feature is variously interpreted as a crannog, stone mound, stake net fixing point, and fish trap. There appears to be a boat clearance cutting through the spit, but whether this is for a boat landing or as a channel for use at high tide is not apparent. At Invergordon, the west (left) end of the waterfront contains the platform fabrication yard, concealing the site of a fish trap. To the right of the aircraft carrier, the 1828 harbour is visible. The numerous dark grey circular tanks comprise the Royal Naval Port Fuel Depot, which was constructed in several stages from pre-1913 to the 1960s. A WW1 military camp formerly occupied part of the site. Behind the fuel depot are the extensive white rectangular warehouses surrounding the Invergordon and Ben Wyvis Distilleries, dating from 1959 and 1965 respectively. Behind the distilleries is the site of the aluminium smelter, whose production lasted only from 1971 until 1981. Title and Scope & Content contributed by North of Scotland Archaeological Society (2021).

Accession Number 2020/58

External Reference D3572

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2108970

File Format (JPG) JPEG bitmap