5 Random Pages

Recent Changes (All)

Related Pages


Don't Click


Craigberoch Wood Rifle Range

⚠ (:tracetrails:)

Craigberoch Wood Rifle Range ran along the northern side of Craigberoch Wood on the Isle of Bute, on the south side of the B878 road. The wood is alternatively marked as Craigbiroch, and Craigbiorach, on survey maps from different years.

The targets were located at the western end of the range, with the firing positions to the east, where a small square building has also been reported.

Two adjacent ranges and targets have been described, with one having firing steps located at 100 yard intervals between 300 yards and 600 yards, and other with steps at 200 yards and 300 yards.

A flagpole is recorded on the high ground at the western end of the range, and would have flown a red warning flag when the range was in use.

There is no evidence of any remains reported in the area, and the range is not shown on recent OS mapping, although it can be seen on earlier maps dating from 1896 and 1924, but not before.

External links

Related Canmore/RCAHMS and ScotlandsPlaces (SP) entries:-

 

  •  


Aerial views


Map

  • ⚠ (:gma-point lat=55.8303753 lon=-5.0731033 link='Craigberoch Wood Rifle Range':)
  • ⚠ (:gma-point ⚠ (:llVgm NS07216406 :) link='Flagpole' :)
  • ⚠ (:gma-point lat=55.8301132 lon=-5.0777864 link='Targets' :)
  • ⚠ (:gma-point ⚠ (:llVgm NS07886396 :) link='Small building' :)

⚠ (:gma-line id=1 thickness=10 color=#ffff00 lat=55.8306194 lon=-5.0691390 :) ⚠ (:gma-line id=1 lat=55.8301132 lon=-5.0777864 :)

⚠ (:gma-map view=hybrid:)

⚠ [[!Rifle Range]] ⚠ [[!Lost]]⚠ (:WPCategoriesList:)

Comments

You may add a comment or offer further details which may be included in the page above.

Commenting has been disabled thanks to the attention of scum known as spam commenters


⚠ (:tracetrails:)