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Corran Point, Royal Marine Battery
Coastal Battery (First World War)
Site Name Corran Point, Royal Marine Battery
Classification Coastal Battery (First World War)
Alternative Name(s) Conau Point; North Corran
Canmore ID 173997
Site Number NN06SW 35
NGR NN 0166 6346
NGR Description Centred NN 0166 6346
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/173997
- Council Highland
- Parish Ardgour
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Argyll
A coast battery was established in 1917 to provide protection for the United States ships unloading mines at Corpach, for onward transport by lighter through the Caledonian Canal to the US Naval Base at Inverness.
This battery, apparently comprising two 15-pdr and one 7.5-inch howitzer, was situated just to the south of the lighthouse. The guns were positioned on holdfasts set into plain slabs of concrete, without any parapet; ammunition was stored in small wooden lockers. The battery was provided with two small searchlights, mounted on the shore beside a small wooden hut. The battery was manned by Royal Marines.
One holdfast is thought to survive beside the war memorial. Traces of a concrete platform which may be the searchlight emplacement was located by the road.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 5 August 2013.
NN06SW 35 centred 0166 6346
This Royal Marine manned coast battery was situated on the S side of Corran Point Lighthouse (NN06SW 14.00). Nothing survives today of the battery, road improvements having obliterated all trace of the site.
The battery is known from a series of photographs which are held in the Royal Marines Museum, Eastney, the images are all labelled Conau Point in error.
J Guy 2000; NMRS MS 810/10, Vol.2, 147, Vol.3, 61.
Project (March 2013 - September 2013)
A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.
