Archaeology Notes

Event ID 745569

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NG89SW 5 centred 84547 91126

This Royal Navy depot and military camp is situated on the shore at Gainmheach Mhor. The depot consists of a pier, slipway and many buildings, many of which are still in use.

J Guy 2000; NMRS MS 810/10, Vol.1, 46

The main group of buildings are at NG 84547 91126, the slipway at NG 84427 91041 and the pier at NG 84435 90931.

The depot is visible on RAF vertical air phtographs (CPE/Scot/UK182, 1348-1350, flown 8 October 1946) which shows that during WW II it was linked closely to the maintenance of the anti-submarine boom. Visible on the photographs is much of the paraphernalia connected with boom defence work.

Since the war, most of the Nissen huts have been replaced by modern huts and several larger sheds.

The depot is annotated on the current OS digital 1;2500 scale map as being disused.

Information from RCAHMS (DE), July 2004.