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North Sutor, Coast Battery
Weapons Pit (Second World War)
Site Name North Sutor, Coast Battery
Classification Weapons Pit (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) Cromarty Defences; Fort North Sutor, Site No. 1
Canmore ID 363531
Site Number NH86NW 9.65
NGR NH 81820 68846
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/363531
- Council Highland
- Parish Nigg (Ross And Cromarty)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (27 March 2019)
This grass- and gorse-grown weapons pit, which is situated on a SSE-facing slope, formed part of the defences of the battery introduced by the Army during World War 2. It is roughly rectangular on plan and comprises a trench measuring 4.2m from ENE to WSW by 3.6m transversely and up to 0.45m deep, with the upcast shaped into a spread protective bank on the ENE, SSE and WSW.
It is depicted on two RAF aerial photographs (106G/RAF/0751/6039-40) flown on 31 August 1945.
Visited by HES, Survey and Recording (ATW, AKK), 27 March 2019.
