Kylesku, Garbh Eilean
War Memorial (Second World War)
Site Name Kylesku, Garbh Eilean
Classification War Memorial (Second World War)
Canmore ID 171486
Site Number NC23SW 24
NGR NC 2247 3385
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/171486
- Council Highland
- Parish Eddrachillis
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC23SW 24 2247 3385
A stone cairn situated in the car park on the N side of the Kylesku Bridge (NC23SW 22). The monument was erected on 10th April 1993 honouring the men of the XIIth Submarine Flotilla who had manned the midget submarines (X-craft). Much of the training of the crews of these craft was done in the waters around Kylesku. It was here that the crews were trained for the midget submarine attack on the German battleship Tirpitz which was then based in the Altenfjord, Norway.
J Guy 2000; NMRS MS 810/10, Part.1, 6, Part.3, 4