MHG36548 - FORTROSE, CHANONRY POINT, ROC OBSERVATION POST
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Type and Period (1)
- OBSERVATION POST (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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User: Admin, Date: Wed 13 Oct 2004
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NH75NW 317 7465 5580
This Royal Observor (sic) Corps underground post is situated on Chanonry Point on the W side of Ness Road about 60m SE of 'The Cottage'. It is a 1950s type concrete underground bunker.
J Guy 2000; NMRS MS 810/10, Vol.2, 127; Vol.3, 39
Further information and photographs of this Royal Observer Corps are available on a Subterannea Britannica website. Internal photographs, taken in 2001 show good survival of the internal fixtures and fittings, and photographs from 2007 show above-surface structures surviving well. <1>
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7465 5580 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH75NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | ROSEMARKIE |
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External Links (2)
- http://www.subbrit.org.uk/cgi-bin/webdata_roc.pl?fid=989476957&query=pagenum%3D1%26cgifunction%3DSearch%26County%3DRoss&cgifunction=form (View more information on The Subterranea Britanica website)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/174882 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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