Carlingnose Battery

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View from the coastal path to the former quarry; the Carlingnose Battery, which is not visible from this location, is located a few meters over the edge.

The Carlingnose Battery is a former coastal battery and is now a commercial building in the Scottish town of North Queensferry in the Council Area Fife . In 2013, the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments as an individual monument in the highest monument category A.

history

In the 1890s, the Forth Bridge, completed in 1890, was identified as a strategically important target. To defend the railway bridge, a battery should therefore be built in its vicinity. This was the Carlingnose Battery, which was built between May 1899 and July 1901 as part of the coastal defense of the Firth of Forth . The cost of construction was around £ 7,860. A command post was added the following year. The battery remained in use until November 1916 when a new fortification was completed at Kinghorn . The two 6-inch guns were moved there. Only two Maxim machine guns were left to defend the facility . During the Second World War, the Carlingnose Battery was home to Polish soldiers. Military use of the facility ended in the 1950s.

In 2006 the Carlingnose Battery was restored and has been home to Carlingnose Studios ever since .

description

The Carlingnose Battery is located at Cape Carlingnose Point above a former quarry. It consists of two adjacent positions that were equipped with 6-inch guns. Unusual, and unique along the Forth coast, is that the guns cover a full circle of 360 °, so they can also target land-based targets. The reinforced concrete positions were accessible via stairways that led to lower-lying supply buildings. These brick buildings have vaulted ceilings and ventilation systems. A mural from around 1940 shows a panorama over the Firth of Forth, as it is from the guns.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Entry on Carlingnose Battery  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 56 ° 0 ′ 41.9 ″  N , 3 ° 23 ′ 26.9 ″  W.