Nigg Ferry, Pillbox
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Nigg Ferry, Pillbox
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Cromarty Defences; Nigg Pier
Canmore ID 169301
Site Number NH76NE 292
NGR NH 79653 68754
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/169301
- Council Highland
- Parish Nigg (Ross And Cromarty)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH76NE 292 79653 68754
For slipway [quay] at NH 7965 6879, see NH76NE 316.
A WWII Concrete Pillbox in good condition immediately to East of Nigg Ferry slipway with sandstone block faced concrete topped quay / breakwater to beach front and East side. Entrance on West side (North corner) steps down into half buried in foreshore.
CFA/MORA Coastal Assessment Survey 1998.
(NH 7963 6876) Situated at the N end and on the E side of the pier at Nigg is a square pillbox surmounted by a metal structure. The pillbox is constructed of brick and concrete.
J Guy 2000; NMRS MS 810/10, Vol.2, 100, Vol.3, 43
A World War II pillbox is situated about 23m E of the Royal Navy pier (NH76NE 45.00) and at the top of the present ferry slipway at Nigg Ferry.
It measures about 4m by 2.7m overall with an entrance in the W elevation. Constructed of shuttered concrete it has two loopholes in the E wall, one large embrasure in the S wall (facing the Cromarty Firth), one small loophole in the W and N walls. Entrance is via six steps with a right turn at the bottom to gain entry to the main chamber.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, AL), 9 February 2010.
