Archaeology Notes

Event ID 760243

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NO02NE 107.02 centred 06725 25565

An area of Naval Stores Sheds situated immediately S of the River Almond and extending further S to Lochty occupies about 9.2 hectares of ground. Constructed within this area were buildings, huts, warehouses and sheds. The site was also linked to the main railway system by an electrified mineral railway, originally constucted to connect to Huntingtower Bleachfield (NO02NE 84.00) and Pitcairnfield Bleachworks (NO02NE 143.00)

The southern part of the site is now in use as an industrial estate.

The site is visible on vertical air photographs (F22 58/RAF/1773, 011-012, 1 June 1955), which show the full extent of the this part of the military stores area.

Information from RCAHMS (DE), March 2007

This area included stores and workshops including a motor transport workshop, 'receipt and shipping store', return store and at least two oter larege workshops.

T Huxley 2008