Eilean Nan Caorach
Target (20th Century)(Possible)
Site Name Eilean Nan Caorach
Classification Target (20th Century)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Beinne An Duibhe
Canmore ID 296782
Site Number NC37SE 16
NGR NC 35687 70431
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/296782
- Council Highland
- Parish Durness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Field Visit (2008)
NC37SE 16 35687 70431
The mangled and rusting remains of steel A-frame, the footings of which have been secured by a low spread of boulders, are situated on the crest of the N flank of Beinne an Duibhe, a rocky massif on the W side of the Kyle of Durness which comprises a series of knolls and ridges interspersed with wet, peaty ground. The structure, which faced NE towards the sea and appears to have supported a large sheet of metal about 1.7m in breadth, was probably either a target or a direction indicator for offshore gunnery practice or aerial bombing runs associated with the target area centred on Eilean nan Caorach (NC36SE 15).
(CWTC08 65)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, JH) 10 August 2008.
