Mellon Udrigle
Holiday Camp(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Mellon Udrigle
Classification Holiday Camp(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) An Dubh Airde
Canmore ID 296676
Site Number NG89NE 6
NGR NG 89523 95558
NGR Description Centred NG 89523 95558
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/296676
- Council Highland
- Parish Gairloch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Aerial Photographic Interpretation (October 2008)
A military installation is situated on the peninsula E of Mellon Udrigle, near to An Dubh Airdie.
It consists of a row of five square buildings with flat roofs partly concealed by a conifer shelter belt to the S. The structures are at NG 89473 95563, NG 89496 95561, NG 89523 95558, NG 89548 95556 and NG 89581 95553 with a rectangular building at NG 89317 95532 with two smaller structures nearby.
The installation is visible on vertical air photographs taken in1988 (All Scotland Survey, frames 28 88 121-122, flown 28 June 1988), which show that the structures are almost overhung by the shleter belt of trees.
It is not known what the structures are for, but it is likely they are connected to the use of the Gairloch by N.A.T.O. and are of relatively recent construction as they do not appear on vertical air phtographs taken during the late 1960's and early 1970's.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), October 2008
Note
These structures are purpose-built holiday chalets.
Information received from Highland Council Archaeology Unit. Highland Historic Environment Record MHG52484.
