Inchkeith, Domestic Site
Building(S) (Second World War), Hut(S) (Second World War)
Site Name Inchkeith, Domestic Site
Classification Building(S) (Second World War), Hut(S) (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) Forth Defences
Canmore ID 297890
Site Number NT28SE 5.29
NGR NT 29208 82930
NGR Description Centred NT 29208 82930
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/297890
- Council Fife
- Parish Kinghorn
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Kirkcaldy
- Former County Fife
NT28SE 5.29 centred 29208 82930
Area of large huts and concrete hut bases situated at a lower level NW of the Lighthouse (NT28SE 6.00).
A group of three huts at NT 29208 82930 all of similar construction and flat roofed. All have the appearance of pre-fabricated panels over metal framing. Other buildings are built of brick with concrete roofs, two are large (NT 29243 82964 and NT 29256 82987), with the former, with a wooden roof frame in an advanced state of collapse and the latter with a corrugated asbestos roof.
At c. NT 2922 8288 is a small corrugated iron hut with four window openings, which contains the remains of a small diesel engine. In the surrounding area are several concrete hut bases reflecting the removal of huts over the last forty years.
The hutted camp and buildings are visible on oblique aerial photographs taken in 1963 (Aerofilms 1963), which show the almost complete layout of the northern end of the Island.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, JM), 25 February 2009
