Mulberry: Rigg Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth
Floating Dock (20th Century), Floating Harbour (20th Century), Obstruction (20th Century)
Site Name Mulberry: Rigg Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth
Classification Floating Dock (20th Century), Floating Harbour (20th Century), Obstruction (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Rigg Or Cruggleton Bay; Obstruction
Canmore ID 101628
Site Number NX44SE 8007
NGR NX 48533 44509
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/101628
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Maritime - Dumfries And Galloway
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NX44SE 8007 48528 44533
N54 46.367 W4 21.378
NLO: Rigg or Cruggleton Bay [name centred NX 480 446]
Wigtown Bay [name centred NX 52 48].
Formerly entered as Unknown (Floating Dock or Harbour) at cited location NX 4852 4451 [N54 46.35 W4 21.3].
See also:
NX43NE 87 Centred 48537 38381 Cairnhead (Rigg Bay) - Mulberry Harbour Project Construction Yard
NX43NE 8050 NX c. 4833 3840 Cairnhead Bay, Rigg Bay - Mulberry Harbour remains
NX44NE 8035 Centred NX 49540 47501 Port Whapple, Eggerness - Mulberry Harbour remains
NX44NE 8036 NX 48807 46478 and NX 48833 46443 Garlieston Bay - Mulberry harbour Remains
NX44SE 8023 NX 47565 44644 Rigg Bay - Mulberry Harbour Remains
Quality of fix = EDM
Horizontal Datum = OGB
General water depth = 4
Orientation of keel/wreck = NS
Surveying Details
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17 April 1984. A pheonix section of World War II Mulberry harbour lies abandoned in Rigg Bay. It stands 15 metres above the low water line.
Report by HMS FAWN, 19 October 1983.
Hydrographic Office 1995.
Mulberry (disused ) [NAT] (at NX 48528 44533)
OS (GIS) MasterMap, July 2011.
Reference (19 April 2012)
UKHO Identifier : 005389
Feature Class : Obstn
State : LIVE
Classification : Unclassified
Position (Lat/long) : 54.77250,-4.35500
Horizontal Datum : ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN (1936)
WGS84 Position (Lat/long) : 54.77258,-4.35621
WGS84 Origin : 3-D Cartesian Shift (BW)
Position Method : Electronic Distance Measuring System
Position Quality : Surveyed
Position Accuracy : 25.0
Drying Height : 3.9
Depth Quality : Least depth known
Water Depth : 4
Water Level Effect : Covers and uncovers
Vertical Datum : Lowest Astronomical Tide
Name : Obstruction
Type : PHOENIX UNIT
Orientation : 0.0
Contact Description : Other
Original Sensor : Video Sensor
Last Sensor : Other
Original Detection Year : 1984
Last Detection Year : 2006
Original Source : Survey Vessel
Last Source : Other
Markers : E CARD LT BUOY, Q(3)10S
Surveying Details : **H4458/81 17.4.84 SECTION OF WW II MULBERRY HBR LIES ABANDONED IN RIGG BAY. STANDS 15MTRS ABOVE LW. (HMS FAWN, HI 94). SHOWN IN POSN 544621N, 042118W ON K9327. INS AS ST H 8.5MTRS. BR STD.
**SEP 2006/00036914 21.7.06 HAS BEEN PARTIALLY DESTROYED AND NOW DRYS 3.9MTRS APPROX. E CARD LT BUOY, Q(3)10S, ESTABLISHED IN 5446.359N, 0421.215W [OGB]. (NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD, NM 27/06). - NM 3697/06.
Chart Symbol : OB D3.9
Date Last Amended : 11/08/2006
