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Invergordon, Royal Naval Dockyard, Accommodation
Military Camp (First World War)
Site Name Invergordon, Royal Naval Dockyard, Accommodation
Classification Military Camp (First World War)
Canmore ID 331989
Site Number NH76NW 64.09
NGR NH 71262 68841
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/331989
- Council Highland
- Parish Rosskeen
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
The First World War map of the Invergordon Naval base (held in a private collection) shows an extensive area of accommodation for military personnel and for civilian contractors. Within the area are also a police station. Six substantial detached houses for the dockyard officers; these six houses survive (see NH76NW 64.11). The accommodation was in large timber H-shaped buildings numbered A-V and a similar sized Cleaners (sweepers) hut. A recreation hut, fire engine house, women's sick quarters, laundry, contractor's hut and coal yard serviced by a rail line. The site was levelled sometime after the war and much of the accommodation area was occupied by the Second World War by a broad band of earthen banks built round the tanks.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 2 August 2013.
Project (March 2013 - September 2013)
A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.
