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Edinburgh, Cramond Island, Anti-shipping Barrier

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Oblique aerial view of Cramond Island centred on The Knoll, taken from the W.
DP 049281
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Example of slab infill
DP 390905
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General view
DP 390907
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Detail of plaque close to SW end
DP 390908
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Piece of water pipe once carried by top of causeway
DP 391188
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Scanned image of view NW of the anti-shipping barrier running from Cramond to Cramond Island, showing the partially completed S end of the barrier. A steam crane and pile driving rig are visible at the N end of the newly constructed section. One pillar still has the shuttering in situ.
SC 881635
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Steps at SW end
DP 390909
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Edinburgh, Cramond Island, anti-shipping barrier. View of barrier from North.
SC 2580533
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Edinburgh, Cramond Island, anti-shipping barrier. Detail of concrete plinths with eyelets for cable at North end of barrier. Also visible are the slots for concrete boards between the plinths.
SC 2580534
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Edinburgh, Cramond Island, The Knoll battery and anti-shipping barrier. View of anti-shipping barrier from the North end showing part of The Knoll battery constructed to defend the tidal area between Cramond and the Island.
SC 2580536
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Edinburgh, Cramond Island, The Knoll battery and anti-shipping barrier. General view of battery and N end terminal of anti-shippuing barrier from South East.
SC 2580537
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Scanned image of view NW of a pile driving rig used in the construction of the anti-shipping barrier between Cramond and Cramond Island. The photograph shows the rig running on broad guage track laid on the sand at low tide. The hammer is driving concrete piles ahead of the construction of the barrier. Cramond Island is visible in the background.
SC 881632
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Edinburgh, Cramond Island, The Knoll battery and anti-shipping barrier. Scanned image of view of anti-shipping barrier from the North end showing part of The Knoll battery constructed to defend the tidal area between Cramond and the Island.
SC 881636
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Example showing construction method
DP 390906
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Scanned image of view NW of the anti-shipping barrier running from Cramond to Cramond Island, showing the partially completed S end of the barrier. A pile driving rig is visible at the N end of the newly constructed section. Construction has reached approximately half way across the channel.
SC 881630
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Oblique aerial view of Cramond Island centred on The Knoll, taken from the SW.
DP 049283
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Anchor block at NE end
DP 390904
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View NE towards Cramond Island
DP 390910
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View from searchlight emplacement looking SW over anti-boat barrier
DP 390931
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Scanned image of view NE of a Ruston & Hornsby narrow guage diesel locomotive used in the construction of the anti-shipping barrier between Cramond and Cramond Island. The locomotive is situated on the S end of the partly constructed barrier.
SC 881628
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Edinburgh, Cramond Island, The Knoll battery and anti-shipping barrier. Scanned image of general view of battery and N end terminal of anti-shippuing barrier from South East.
SC 881637
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Edinburgh, Cramond Island, anti-shipping barrier. View of barrier from North.
SC 537398
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Scanned image of view NE of part the anti-shipping barrier running from Cramond to Cramond Island, showing a diesel engine pump and part of the founds for the barrier. Part of an earlier boom across the Firth of Forth is visible in the background
SC 881631
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Scanned image of view N showing construction work on the S part of the anti-shipping barrier between Cramond and Cramond Island. The photograph shows the founds with steel formers protruding and in the background a steam crane running on broad guage track along with the pile driving rig.
SC 881633
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