What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records U 170 as Submarine (second World War)-(1946). 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.
U 170 was a German U-boat that sank in 1946 off the coast of Scotland. It was lost without any survivors, likely due to a mine explosion or collision, and its wreck remains an important Second World War maritime relic in Scottish waters.
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Places near here
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