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World War One Audit of Surviving Remains
Date 19 August 2013
Event ID 963363
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type World War One Audit of Surviving Remains
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/963363
A map titled "Record Plan of defences Erected on Mobilization" and dated July 1915 (The National Archives WO 78/4417) shows the layout of features on Inchmickery at the time of its first defence in that year. The island was fortified in 1915 as part of the Middle line of defence of the Forth, and specifically to cover the anti-submarine boom that ran from Burntisland Sands to Cramond Island.
The map shows the location of the four gun emplacements labelled "F" and "B" Groups, guns No. 1 and No. 2. It also shows two Defence Electric Lights, on the NE and S ends of the island. The map also shows the location of the quarters of the officers and men, the cook-house, engine room and other offices.
When the defences of the Forth were restructured in 1916 (The National Archives WO 78/5163) the emplacements were rebuilt on a slightly different alignment. The 12-pdrs on Inchmickery were replaced by four 4-inch Mk III guns transferred from the island of Inchgarvie, below the Forth Rail Bridge (The National Archives WO 192/108 [Inchcolm Fort Record Book]. They were ready for action between November 1916 and January 1917.
The emplacements for the four guns were not re-used for guns in the Second World War, but an Un-rotating Projectile weapon may have been mounted on the site of one.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 19 August 2013
