MHG46665 - Workshop and Store - Coast Battery, South Sutor
Summary
Part of the Second World War Cromarty defences.
Type and Period (3)
- (Former Type) MAGAZINE (20th Century - 1901 AD to 2000 AD)
- STOREHOUSE (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- WORKSHOP (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Protected Status
Full Description
The brick and concrete built magazine is situated about 20m W of No.2 gun (WW II) on the opposite side of the access track and below the Battery Observation Post (MHG36171). The buildings retains most of the steel window shutters and doors. The magazine is visible on RAF vertical air photographs (106G/UK/751, 6035-6037, flown 31 August 1945).
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, SW), August 2000
The building was mis-identified as a magazine due to its construction. It was a Royal Artillery store and workshop. <1>
GIS spatial data copied from data supplied by AKK from the RCAHMS World War One Survey Project. <2>
The buiding was included in the scheduling for the South Sutor Battery with effect from 29/04/2019. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG23282 Interactive Resource/Online Database: Historic Environment Scotland. Canmore. 252675.
- <2> SHG28062 Collection/Project Archive: Kilpatrick, A K. 2014. RCAHMS World War One Survey Project. Digital. No. 464. XY
- <3> SHG28206 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2019. Addition to the Schedule of Monuments: SM13571: South Sutor Battery, batteries and camp. Historic Environment Scotland. 01/05/2019. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 81012 66902 (11m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH86NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | CROMARTY |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM13571 (View online HES designation record)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/252675 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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