2011

NT1977 : Cramond causeway and Cramond Island from the air

taken 12 years ago, near to Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland

Cramond causeway and Cramond Island from the air
Cramond causeway and Cramond Island from the air
Viewed from a flight from Prague on final approach to Edinburgh Airport from the east.
Cramond Causeway defences

The line of pyramidal pylons linking Cramond Island with the shore were built during the Second World War as part of the defences of the Firth of Forth with its vital naval dockyard at Rosyth. Often referred to as anti-submarine defences, there would in fact never have been sufficient water for submarine operations and the main concern would be to prevent surface operations by inshore craft such as E-boats. The top line of defence, passing through the holes, consisted of a steel hawser, but remarkably this was not added until 1946. The additional concrete on the top of the pylons is clearly visible. There are a couple of intermediate anchor points where attachment points can be seen.
There is a fine image of the barrier under construction at the RCAHMS Canmore site LinkExternal link


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Thomas Nugent   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 2 December, 2011   (more nearby)
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Monday, 5 December, 2011
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 19 77 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 55:59.0218N 3:17.5061W
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