Lewis, Arnish Point, Off-shore Oil-rig Construction Yard
Oil Rig Construction Yard (20th Century)
Site Name Lewis, Arnish Point, Off-shore Oil-rig Construction Yard
Classification Oil Rig Construction Yard (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Arnish Construction Yard; Arnish Fabrication Yard
Canmore ID 184413
Site Number NB43SW 123
NGR NB 4277 3053
NGR Description Centred NB 4277 3053
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/184413
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Lochs
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NB43SW 123 centred 4277 3053
Fabrication Yard [NAT] (at NB 426 304)
OS 1:10,000 map, 1985.
During June 1997, the off-shore oil-rig construction yard at Arnish Point was visited and photographed by a RCAHMS photographic survey team. The purpose of this survey was to enhance and augment the existing holdings of the National Monuments Record Scotland.
Visited by RCAHMS (MKO), June 1997.
Construction yard specialising in large-scale steel fabrication for the off-shore oil and gas industry. Probable closure announced November 1999.
Information from RCAHMS (MKO) [undated].
