The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:00 am Post subject: Concrete arrows

I just found out today that there is a concrete arrow near the River Esk in Musselburgh which was built as a WW2 bombing range indicator for aircraft practicing in the Firth of Forth.

I will try and get down there as soon as I can to get a photograph. In the mean time if you plug in 55.94916 -3.04881 in Google Maps and choose the satelite option you can clearly see it from above.

Thanks

Adam

Adam Brown · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:00 pm Post subject:

I should have added that there is a cairn at the Musselburgh arrow which we should record. I'm not suggesting that we start recording WW2 sites, only those that have a plaque commemorating their use during the war.

They were Bombing Range Approach Arrows and there is another surviving one at Skipness in Kintyre: http://goo.gl/maps/KSedb but I don't know if there is any memorial there.

Thanks

Adam

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:22 pm Post subject:

Input "Concrete Arrow" on the Secret Scotland site and got six hits including one in D&G - never new that!!!
http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Site/Search?pagename=Site%2FSearch&action=search&q=%22Concrete+Arrow%22
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Ken

Adam Brown · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:24 am Post subject:

Thanks Ken. I'll have a good look through that list. The Tarbat Ness one would have been for the bombing range at RAF Tain

Cheers

Adam