Bear with me on this one, this may appear to be a series of pics of bracken and grass, and it is, but it is also something more important, what is left of a system of training trenches dug during the First World War.
Apparently little is known about these, it is believed they were dug by the Royal Marines for training purposes. Nearby Invergordon was a very important Naval base during both wars, so this would make sense.
BBC have an article, here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7719513.stm
Aerial shot, courtesy of R.C.A.H.M.S.
And from the ground :
Some of these were still relatively deep, chest-heightish :
Thats enough, pics are pretty poor,you can only put up so many bracken shots before people get bored
Still, it's an interesting little piece of history, and not many of these systems remain, as most have been ploughed up.
Apparently little is known about these, it is believed they were dug by the Royal Marines for training purposes. Nearby Invergordon was a very important Naval base during both wars, so this would make sense.
BBC have an article, here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7719513.stm
Aerial shot, courtesy of R.C.A.H.M.S.
And from the ground :
Some of these were still relatively deep, chest-heightish :
Thats enough, pics are pretty poor,you can only put up so many bracken shots before people get bored
Still, it's an interesting little piece of history, and not many of these systems remain, as most have been ploughed up.
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