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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 653575
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/653575
NH86NW 17.00 c. 8020 6883 to c. 8020 6733
NH86NW 17.01 NH 80777 67345 Boom Defence anchor point
The boom extends into Cromarty parish.
The World War II anti-submarine boom extended across the Cromarty Firth from a point on the shore about 350m SW from Nigg coast battery (NHG86NW 10.00) to a point on the S shore in the area of Little Rock. The exact location of the end points on the S and N shores are not known.
The boom was constructed of wire, chains and floats. The first boom was constructed across the entrance to the Firth.
J Guy 2000; NMRS MS 810/10, Vol.2, 105.
