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Mulberry Harbour: Old House Point, Loch Ryan, Firth Of Clyde
Floating Harbour (Second World War), Pontoon(S) (Second World War)
Site Name Mulberry Harbour: Old House Point, Loch Ryan, Firth Of Clyde
Classification Floating Harbour (Second World War), Pontoon(S) (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) Cairn Point; Cairn Ryan; Cairnryan; Outer Clyde Estuary; Unknown
Canmore ID 101676
Site Number NX06NE 8070
NGR NX 05810 69992
NGR Description Centred NX 0577 7013
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101676
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Maritime - Dumfries And Galloway
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NX07SE 8004 centred 0577 7013
N54 59.2667 W5 2.1667
NLO: Cairnryan [name: NX 061 686]
Cairn Point [name: NX 061 686]
Old House Point [name: NX 058 697]
Loch Ryan [name centred NX 05 65].
Formerly entered as NX07SE 8086.
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Buoyage =
General water depth = 1
Surveying Details
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30 March 1973. The remains of several mulberry pontoons lie on foreshore, three quarters of a mile N of Cairn Point. The pontoons are not reported as wrecks due to their rapidly deteriorating condition.
Report by HMS FOX, 20 December 1972.
14 September 1989. 4 beached barges are reported centred on 54 59 16N, 005 02 10W.
Source: Townsend Thoresen, letter dated 30 November 1987.
The pontoons are said to be in the vicinity of 54 59 06N, 005 02 06W
Source: Todd Charting Agency, letter dated 14 August 1989.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Unknown: Mulberry pontoons.
(Location cited as N54 59.20 W5 2.10).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Evidence Of Loss (30 March 1973)
Horizontal Datum = OGB
Buoyage =
General water depth = 1
Surveying Details
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30 March 1973. The remains of several mulberry pontoons lie on foreshore, three quarters of a mile N of Cairn Point. The pontoons are not reported as wrecks due to their rapidly deteriorating condition.
Report by HMS FOX, 20 December 1972.
14 September 1989. 4 beached barges are reported centred on 54 59 16N, 005 02 10W.
Source: Townsend Thoresen, letter dated 30 November 1987.
The pontoons are said to be in the vicinity of 54 59 06N, 005 02 06W
Source: Todd Charting Agency, letter dated 14 August 1989.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Unknown: Mulberry pontoons.
(Location cited as N54 59.20 W5 2.10).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 1708
Name : UNKNOWN
Latitude : 545912
Longitude : 50206
Type : MULBERRY PONTOONS
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 005200
Feature Class : Wreck
Wreck Category : Wreck showing any portion of hull or superstructure
State : DEAD
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 54.98655,-5.03662
Horizontal Datum : ETRS 1989
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 54.98655,-5.03662
WGS84 Origin : Original
Previous Position : 54.98650,-5.03550
Position Quality : Precisely known
Depth Quality : Depth unknown
Water Depth : 1
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : UNKNOWN
Type : MULBERRY PONTOONS
Bottom Texture : Gravel
Contact Description : Other
Original Sensor : Video Sensor
Last Sensor : Video Sensor
Original Detection Year : 1973
Last Detection Year : 1997
Original Source : Survey Vessel
Last Source : Other
Surveying Details : **H2595/73 30.3.73 REMAINS OF SEVERAL MULBERRY PONTOONS LIE ON FORESHORE 0.75M N OF CAIRN PT. NOT REPORTED AS WKS DUE TO THEIR RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITION & INCONSEQUENCE. (HMS FOX R OF S DTD 20.12.72 PARA 22). NCA, POSN 545912N, 050206W FOR FILING ONLY.
**H4795/72 14.9.89 4 BEACHED BARGES CENTRED IN 545916N, 050210W. (TOWNSEND THORESEN, LETTER DTD 30.11.87). CHART AS FOUR ST IN FOLLOWING POSNS: [A] 545918N, 050211W [SEE 57503]; [B] 545916.5N, 050211W [THIS RECORD]; [C] 545915N, 050210W [SEE 57504]; [D] 545913N, 050209W [SEE 57505]. NE 1403.
**HH276/400/01 20.8.89 ST PA IN VICINITY OF 545906N, 050206W. (TODD CHARTING AGENCY, LTR DTD 14.8.89). NCA.
POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE
**1.7.99 6 SMALL WKS LYING CLOSE TOGETHER & JUST DRYING. FOUR WKS LIE BETWEEN 5459.19N, 0502.13W & 5459.17N, 0502.13W; THE OTHER TWO LIE IN 5459.14N, 0502.14W [SEE 57505] ON PHOTOPLOT PG 2235. (AERIAL PHOTOS NERC 2/97, DTD 12.4.97, INDEX NO.2119/171). CHART AS ST 'WKS' IN 5459.19N, 0502.13W. NE 1403.
**29.5.03 EUT POSN: 5459.193N, 0502.197W. NE 1403.
**SEP 2011/000120651 4.7.11 NOT SHOWN ON RPS CONSULTING ENGINEERS' HN DTD 22.6.11 (NEW PORT DEVELOPMENT AT LOCH RYAN PORT, CAIRNRYAN). WK HAS BEEN REMOVED. (S HENRY, RPS CONSULTING ENGINEERS, EMAIL DTD 1.7.11). AMEND DEAD.
Chart Symbol : ST
Charting Comments : LEGEND 'WKS' [SEE ALSO 57505]
Date Last Amended : 04/07/2011
Date Position Last Amended : 12/09/2003
