Ferry Point (Tain)
.jpg)
Ferry Point is a small settlement on the south coast of the Dornoch Firth in northern Scotland . It is located on the northwest tip of the Ness of Portnaculter peninsula in the area of the Community Council Area of Tain , administratively it belongs to the Council Area Highland . Ferry Point got its name because from here the Meikle Ferry , a ferry connection , led to the Meikle Ferry Pier on the opposite bank. It ceased operations in 1957.
In the area of Ferry Point the British Air Force operated under the name RAF Meikle Ferry from February 1942 to February 1946 a military base for the maintenance of seaplanes from their locations in Invergordon and Alness , and speedboats were also stationed for sea rescue . The central building, a maintenance hall with a striking observation tower, was used commercially after various renovations and continues to shape the townscape today. Other buildings from the military era are still there and serve civilian purposes. This also includes six so-called handcraft huts , octagonal, standardized functional buildings with outer walls made of asbestos .
Web links
- Entry on Canmore Air Force Base , Historic Environment Scotland database; Entry on East Pier in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database; Entry on West Pier in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- RAF at Meikle Ferry , base information on a World War II website in the Highlands
- Air Sea Rescue base at Meikle Ferry on the Dornoch Heritage Museum website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ferry boat hook. Explanations of a boat hook kept in the local museum in Dornoch, which is believed to have come from the ferry. BBC website , accessed July 14, 2016
- ↑ Information on the handcraft huts ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from the Highland Council's Historic Environment Record website, accessed July 16, 2016
Coordinates: 57 ° 50 ′ 38 " N , 4 ° 8 ′ 14" W.