SAW018821 SCOTLAND (1948). Inchkeith, Firth of Forth. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-west. This image has been produced from a print.
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| Title | [SAW018821] Inchkeith, Firth of Forth. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-west. This image has been produced from a print. |
| Reference | SAW018821 |
| Date | 1948 |
| Link | Canmore Collection item 1314871 |
| Place name | |
| Parish | KINGHORN |
| District | KIRKCALDY |
| Country | SCOTLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 329413, 682512 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -3.1328108869445, 56.030348324784 |
| National Grid Reference | NT294825 |
Pins
 Approx position of the 2ndWW CAB at Pettycur. |
 redmist |
Monday 10th of October 2022 12:16:34 PM |
| Approx position of the 2ndWW CAB Kinghorn. |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 12:15:39 PM |
| 2ndWW BOP(etc). |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 12:14:05 PM |
| 2ndWW CASL. |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 12:12:33 PM |
| 2ndWW CASL. |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 12:12:02 PM |
| One gun position of the North Battery. |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 12:10:51 PM |
| One gun position of the West Battery. |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 12:04:42 PM |
| 2ndWW Observation Post? |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 11:58:01 AM |
| 2ndWW CASL. |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 11:57:25 AM |
| 2ndWW CASL. |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 11:57:01 AM |
| 2ndWW barbed wire entanglement. |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 11:56:32 AM |
| ? Trench system? |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 11:55:12 AM |
| North Battery, L Group, during the 2ndWW this was equipped with a 9.2 calibre gun. |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 11:52:03 AM |
| During 2ndWW this was a 9.2 calibre gun battery, South Battery B group. |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 11:49:27 AM |
| 2ndWW LAA gun position, e25520. |
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Monday 10th of October 2022 11:42:50 AM |
| The island has a 'Y' shape and there are 3 Victorian forts at each headland. Built in the 1880's they had 10" RML's, rifled muzzle loaders and on top of them are WW1 and WW2 additions. The WW2 6" guns are visible. |
Norman |
Tuesday 12th of January 2016 01:59:56 PM |
| One of three gun sheds running down the spine of the island. The 9.2" gun can be seen in place. Island disarmed, as with all coastal sites, in the 1950's. |
Norman |
Tuesday 12th of January 2016 01:58:57 PM |
| The lighthouse which sits on top of the fort built by Mary of Guise, Mary Queen of Scots mother, some of the walls remain |
Norman |
Tuesday 12th of January 2016 01:54:24 PM |
User Comment Contributions
 Whole island is covered in defences |
 JMB |
Saturday 3rd of May 2014 10:30:13 PM |