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Fort William, Corpach, Hms St Christopher, Engineering And Mechanical Support Base
Building(S) (20th Century), Naval Establishment (20th Century), Slipway (20th Century)
Site Name Fort William, Corpach, Hms St Christopher, Engineering And Mechanical Support Base
Classification Building(S) (20th Century), Naval Establishment (20th Century), Slipway (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Auction Markets; Cnoc Nam Faobh
Canmore ID 285685
Site Number NN07NE 39
NGR NN 0870 7670
NGR Description Centred NN 0870 7670
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/285685
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmallie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
NN07NE 39 centred 0870 7670
Photographed in 2007 as part of the survey and recording of 20th century defences of Scotland and to enhance and augment the existing holdings of the National Monuments Record Scotland.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), April 2007
The main engineering and mechanical support section of HMS St Christopher is situated at Corpach, immediately E of the Scottish Pulp and Paper Mills. The remaining buildings are within a triangular site to the S of the railway.
Some sheds, Nissen huts and stores buildings are still extant along with the remaining portion of the slipway.
The site is visible on large scale (1:5000) vertical air photographs (106G/UK 1236, 5197-5198, 5233-5235 flown 11 March 1946 and 58/A/ 410, 5158-5160, 3 May 1949), which show that at these dates all buildings and huts would appear to be standing.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE), April 2007
Several hotels in Fort William were also requisitioned for use by the military for the duration of World War II.
B Lavery 2004; RCAHMS 2009.
