What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in City of Edinburgh.
Coastal Gun Site, Cramond Island, was a defensive position established during World War II to protect the Firth of Forth from enemy naval attacks. The site is notable for its historical role in the UK's coastal defense system and its connection to military operations in the Edinburgh area during the war.
Places near here
Edinburgh, Cramond Island Battery, No.1 Engine RoomEngine House (second World War) · 44 yd
Cramond Island sewage outletIsland · 156 yd
Edinburgh, Cramond, Cramond IslandTrench(s) (20th Century) · 198 yd
Rocky Foreshore, Cramond IslandIsland · 207 yd
Beach, Cramond IslandBeach · 403 yd
Edinburgh, Cramond IslandLanding Stage (20th Century) · 457 yd
Cramond ForeshoreBeach / strand · 1.0 mi
Eagle RockRock Carving (period Unknown) · 1.1 mi
The MaltingsMuseum · 1.1 mi
Cramond Heritage TrailVisitor information · 1.1 mi
Cramond TowerCastle · 1.1 mi
East WoodWood · 1.1 miOther information
Photo: Dr Duncan Pepper · CC BY-SA 2.0