
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Mulberry Harbour 'beetle': Cairnhead Bay, Rigg Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth as Pontoon (second World War). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Mulberry Harbour 'beetle' is a temporary floating breakwater structure from World War II, used to support Allied landings. It represents significant 20th-century military engineering associated with the D-Day invasion.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Beetle pontoonWreck · 19 yd
Cairnhead MotePromontory Fort (period Unassigned) · 346 yd
Cambridge: Portyerrock Bay, Wigtown Bay, Solway FirthBrig (19th Century) · 420 yd
Isle FarmCropmark(s) (period Unknown) · 924 yd
Isle of Whithorn, Isle FarmFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1026 yd
StannockFarmstead (period Unassigned) · 1337 yd
Isle of Whithorn CastleTower House (medieval) · 1.2 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.2 mi
Solway Harvester Memorial BenchMemorial · 1.4 mi
CutreochCastle (medieval)(possible) · 1.9 mi
Bog PlantationWood · 3.1 miOther information
Photo: Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0