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Findhorn, Boatyard
Boat Yard (Period Unassigned), Slipway (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Findhorn, Boatyard
Classification Boat Yard (Period Unassigned), Slipway (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Findhorn Bay; River Findhorn; Findhorn Harbour
Canmore ID 106787
Site Number NJ06SW 69
NGR NJ 0345 6475
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/106787
- Council Moray
- Parish Kinloss
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ06SW 69 0345 6475
Boatbuilding Yards [NAT]
Slipways [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1977.
Large boathouse and yard with slipways. These could possibly have been used during WW II by RAF rescue launches covering both Kinloss and Lossiemouth airfields.
J Guy 1992; NMRS MS 810/1, 111
The use of the slipway by the RAF is highly unlikely as the area dries up at low tide. The RAF rescue launches were based at Alness and occasionally they used Lossiemouth where necessary.
During 1941 the slipway was used for training in pontoon bridging by the Royal Engineers.
Information in letter to RCAHMS from W A Bartlam, dated December 2003
