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.

redmist
Monday 10th of October 2022 12:15:39 PM
2ndWW BOP(etc).

redmist
Monday 10th of October 2022 12:14:05 PM

redmist
Monday 10th of October 2022 12:12:33 PM

redmist
Monday 10th of October 2022 12:12:02 PM
One gun position of the North Battery.

redmist
Monday 10th of October 2022 12:10:51 PM
One gun position of the West Battery.

redmist
Monday 10th of October 2022 12:04:42 PM
2ndWW Observation Post?

redmist
Monday 10th of October 2022 11:58:01 AM

redmist
Monday 10th of October 2022 11:57:25 AM

redmist
Monday 10th of October 2022 11:57:01 AM
2ndWW barbed wire entanglement.

redmist
Monday 10th of October 2022 11:56:32 AM
? Trench system?

redmist
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.

redmist
Monday 10th of October 2022 11:52:03 AM
During 2ndWW this was a 9.2 calibre gun battery, South Battery B group.

redmist
Monday 10th of October 2022 11:49:27 AM
2ndWW LAA gun position, e25520.

redmist
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