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Dundee, Western Wharf Road, Camperdown West Wharf
Barrage Balloon Site (Second World War)
Site Name Dundee, Western Wharf Road, Camperdown West Wharf
Classification Barrage Balloon Site (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) The Queen Elizabeth Wharf
Canmore ID 292310
Site Number NO43SW 1008
NGR NO 41228 30350
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/292310
- Council Dundee, City Of
- Parish Dundee (Dundee, City Of)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District City Of Dundee
- Former County Angus
NO43SW 1008 41228 30350
A barrage balloon mooring site has been identified from a RAF WW II oblique aerial photograph (NLA 66, 0015, flown 2 July 1943), situated between the Wharf sheds on Camperdown West Wharf (now The Queen Elizabeth Wharf) and the East Graving Dock (NO43SW 122).
The photograph shows one barrage balloon moored down on the site.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), January 2008
