Mulberry: Port Whapple, Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth

Scheduled (with NX44NE 8036 and NX44SE 8023) as 'Garlieston, Mulberry harbour remains 2045m ENE of [NX44NE 8035], 1035m E of [NX44SE 8036] and 11860m S of [NX44SE 8023]... the surviving elements of a Mulberry harbour, a prototype floating artificial harbour, which underwent sea trials near Garlieston in 1943... The remains comprise six floating pontoons and a stone and concrete plinth. All six pontoons lie beached on rocks in Garlieston Bay, with four [NX44NE 8035] situated in a small cove known as Port Whapple... and two [NX44NE 8036] situated about 1035m east of Garlieston. The stone base [NX44NE 8037] is situated on the shore at Rigg Bay...'

Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 26 April 2011.

NLO: Port Whapple [name centred NX 495 475]

Garlieston [name: NX 477 465]

Wigtown Bay [name centred NX 52 48].

See also:

NX43NE 87 Centred 48537 38381 Cairnhead (Rigg Bay) - Mulberry Harbour Project Construction Yard

NX44NE 8035 NX 49540 47501 Port Whapple, Eggerness - Mulberry Harbour remains

NX44NE 8036 NX 48807 46478 and NX 48833 46443 Garlieston Bay - Mulberry harbour Remains

NX44SE 8007 NX 48528 44533 Rigg Bay - Mulberry Harbour Remains

NX44SE 8023 NX 47565 44644 Rigg Bay - Mulberry Harbour Remains

(Location entered as Centred NX 49540 47501 [N54 47.984 W4 20.528]). The location assigned to this record remains unverified, being that of an unannotated representation on the current edition of the OS (GIS) MasterMap.

Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 July 2011.

Port Whapple, Eggernes, Garlieston, Mulberry Harbour

Floating Harbour, Pontoon

MDG 25455: NX 49549 47547

The remains of 4 'Beetle' sections of prototype Mulberry Harbour lie on the shore on the north side of Port Whapple.

Information from Mr A Nicholson (HER Officer, Dumfries and Galloway Council), 20 May 2011.