What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Moncousou: Badh Rock, Sound of Gigha as Steamship (20th Century)-(1944), Target Craft (20th Century)-(1944). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The *Moncousou* was a steam-powered target craft, sunk in 1944 near Badh Rock in the Sound of Gigha, Scotland. It was part of a fleet used for military training during World War II, and while no lives were lost, its wreck remains a notable example of wartime maritime infrastructure in Scottish waters.
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