In Memoriam: Lenny.... Happy New Year all..
Inchgarvie Island. (taken using my Son's camera)
The island sits below the Forth Railway Bridge c1882 - 1890. and has a long history going back to 1491. It became of renewed importance to the security of the Firth of Forth during the First and Second World Wars, during which, in combination with fortifications on Inchcolm, and gun emplacements on the mainland to the north (at North Queensferry) and to the south (at Dalmeny), it became a primary defence against air and submarine attacks on the Forth Bridge and the Rosyth Dockyard. The gun emplacements were permanently manned throughout war.
Inchgarvie Island. (taken using my Son's camera)
The island sits below the Forth Railway Bridge c1882 - 1890. and has a long history going back to 1491. It became of renewed importance to the security of the Firth of Forth during the First and Second World Wars, during which, in combination with fortifications on Inchcolm, and gun emplacements on the mainland to the north (at North Queensferry) and to the south (at Dalmeny), it became a primary defence against air and submarine attacks on the Forth Bridge and the Rosyth Dockyard. The gun emplacements were permanently manned throughout war.