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River Clyde, Newshot Island, Barrage Balloon Mooring Site

  • Glasgow, general view, showing Rothesay Dock and Newshot Island. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a damaged negative. Aerofilms Date 4/7/1936 Copyright RCAHMS
  • John Brown's Shipyard, Clydebank, Queen Mary under construction. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing west. Aerofilms Date 7/1934 Copyright RCAHMS


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Glasgow, general view, showing Rothesay Dock and Newshot Island. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a damaged negative. Aerofilms Date 4/7/1936 Copyright RCAHMS
Item SC1257857

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Organisation

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

Alternative Name(s)

CLYDE AA DEFENCES; SANDIELAND WOOD

Canmore ID

288231

Site Type

BARRAGE BALLOON SITE (20TH CENTURY)

County

RENFREWSHIRE

Parish

INCHINNAN

Council

RENFREWSHIRE

NGR

NS 4926 6956

Latitude, Longitude

55.895495N, 4.412218W

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Archaeological Notes
NS46NE 145 c. 4926 6956

A barrage balloon mooring site has been identified from an RAF WW II oblique aerial photograph (No.1CAM, x891, flown20 October 1941), on the S bank of the River Clyde immediately E of a small inlet and marshy area.
The photograph shows a barrage balloon set down on the site.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), April 2007

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Scanned Images

SC1257857 (4/7/1936)
Glasgow, general view, showing Rothesay Dock and Newshot Island. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a damaged negative. RCAHMS collection Aerofilms
SC1257670 (7/1934)
John Brown's Shipyard, Clydebank, Queen Mary under construction. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing west. RCAHMS collection Aerofilms
SC1064597 (20/10/1941)
Scanned image of RAF WW II oblique aerial photograph showing John Brown's Shipbuilding yard and the Singer Sewing Machine factory from S. Also visible is a single barrage balloon mooring site on the S bank of the River Clyde. RCAHMS collection RAF World War II (APs)

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