Tarbat, Portmahomack
Commemorative Monument (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Tarbat, Portmahomack
Classification Commemorative Monument (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 331565
Site Number NH98SW 73
NGR NH 91390 83966
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/331565
- Council Highland
- Parish Tarbat
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
External Reference (28 June 2013)
Memorial to commemorate the evacuation of the population of Inver, Tarbat and Fearn during WWII.
'THE EVACUATION 1943-44
This stone commemorates the contribution made by
the people of Inver and the Tarbat and Fearn areas
who left their homes and land at short notice
from December 1943 to May 1944.
Their evacuation was needed to enable British armed forces
to prepare for the Allied Invasion of Normandy.
This concentrated training of the 3rd Infantry Division
and the naval Force 'S' was considered vital
for the D-Day landings on 6th June 1944,
and helped bring World War 2 to a successful conclusion.'
Information from M Briscoe 28 June 2013
