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Edinburgh, Cramond Island
Concrete Block(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, Cramond Island
Classification Concrete Block(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Forth Defences
Canmore ID 269342
Site Number NT17NE 276
NGR NT 19496 78606
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/269342
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Cramond
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
Field Visit (2 September 2022)
Situated on the beach on the W side of Cramond Island are two concrete blocks 4.3m apart which are identical to that on the rocky shore at the N end of the island which served as an anchor for the anti-submarine boom that stretched over to Inchmickery (see NT17NE 286). Both blocks are pyramidal but with a flat top and measure 2.07m by 1.67m at the base with the sloping sides rising about 1m to the top which measures 1.34m by 0.93m. Both have a large steel hoop embedded in the top and, on opposing sides, steel hoops with a length of chain attached.
Visited by HES Archaeological Survey (J. Sherriff, A. McCaig) 2 September 2022.
