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Mulberry: Rigg Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth

Pontoon (20th Century)

Site Name Mulberry: Rigg Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth

Classification Pontoon (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Garlieston, Mulberry Harbour Remains; Garlieston House; Galloway House; Bay Of Rigg; Rigg Or Cruggleton Bay

Canmore ID 311534

Site Number NX44SE 8023

NGR NX 47565 44644

Datum Datum not recorded

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Maritime - Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Maritime
  • Former County Not Applicable

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External Reference (26 April 2011)

Scheduled (with NX44NE 8035 and NX44NE 8036) 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.

Named Location (Nlo) (1 July 2011)

NLO: Rigg or Cruggleton Bay [name centred NX 480 446]

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

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 8007 NX 48528 44533 Rigg Bay - Mulberry Harbour Remains

Note (1 July 2011)

(Location entered as NX 47565 44644 [N54 46.409 W4 22.279]). 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.

External Reference (20 May 2011)

Rigg Bay, Garlieston, Mulberry Harbour

Floating Harbour, Ramp

MDG 25453: NX 47565 44644

Coursed stone rubble pier on landward shore, with concrete ramp, for trial Mulberry Harbour structures erected in Rigg Bay in preparation for the Normandy landings of 1944.

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

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