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Ganavan
Ganavan, and Ganavan Bay, lies about two miles north of Oban, and is home to a number of former sites related to World War II. The area was used for holidays for a time, and a holiday village, Ganavan Sands Village, was built there in 2004, but was closed in 2007, to be replaced by a residential property village.
The wartime sites included a Flying Boat Maintenance Unit, Royal Navy Signal Station, and an Anti-Submarine Indicator Loop.
Further sites suggested, but without referenced sources, include a gun battery, ammunition store, radar tower and plotting room.
Disappearing sand
At the beginning of 2012, there were various stories regarding the disappearance of the sand which gave the area its name of Ganavan Sands.
The reason for this disappearance was merely the effect of stormy weather, which had caused the sand to be washed away from the beach and carried away by the current, leaving behind the heavier gravel and stones. Expert noted that the effect was not unknown or unusual, and that although there were no guarantees, could just as easily pick up the sand and return it to the bay one day.
The clearance is also said to have revealed the foundations of beach huts that once also populated the bay.
External links
- Nearby Canmore or ScotlandsPlaces items
Aerial views
- Old OS maps
- Nearby geocaches
- Bing Maps
- OS Get-a-map™
- Fly to in Google Earth
- SABRE - Maps (has many options) WiP - Needs lat/lon edit!
- Flash Earth
- EarthTools - disabled
- Coming
Map
⚠ (:gma-point lat=56.4377105 lon=-5.4694996 link='Flying Boat Maintenance Unit' :)
⚠ (:gma-point lat=56.4323528 lon=-5.4810187 link='Signal Station' :)
⚠ (:gma-point lat=56.4340918 lon=-5.4831251 link='Indicator Loop Station' :)
⚠ (:gma-point lat=56.4271936 lon=-5.6516075 link='Loop 1 W' :)
⚠ (:gma-point lat=56.4319397 lon=-5.4832077 link='Loop 1 E' :)
⚠ (:gma-point lat=56.4967122 lon=-5.6857681 link='Loop 2 N' :)
⚠ (:gma-point lat=56.4705036 lon=-5.6976985 link='Loop 2 S' :)
⚠ (:gma-line id=1 color=#ffff00 thickness=5 lat=56.4271936 lon=-5.6516075 text='Loop 1 W' :)
⚠ (:gma-line id=1 lat=56.4319397 lon=-5.4832077 text='Loop 1 E' :)
⚠ (:gma-line id=2 color=#ffff00 thickness=5 lat=56.4967122 lon=-5.6857681 text='Loop 2 N' :)
⚠ (:gma-line id=2 lat=56.4705036 lon=-5.6976985 text='Loop 2 S' :)
⚠ (:gma-line id=3 color=#ffffff lat=56.431939738088815 lon=-5.483207702636719 text='Tail E' :)
⚠ (:gma-line id=3 lat=56.435166753146135 lon=-5.494194030761719 text='Tail inter 1' :)
⚠ (:gma-line id=3 lat=56.433268542166914 lon=-5.6195068359375 text='Tail inter 2' :)
⚠ (:gma-line id=3 lat=56.45945548405872 lon=-5.651435852050781 text='Tail inter 3' :)
⚠ (:gma-line id=3 lat=56.461542072495746 lon=-5.675468444824219 text='Tail inter 3' :)
⚠ (:gma-line id=3 lat=56.47121475749255 lon=-5.6929779052734375 text='Tail inter 4' :)
⚠ (:gma-line id=3 lat=56.470503614579066 lon=-5.697698593139648 text='Tail N' :)
⚠ (:gma-map :)
⚠ [[!World War II]]
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