Drumnadrochit ROC post, Inverness Group, June 2008

zimbob · Jun 29, 2008

Visited this with Bryag the other night, it's in an elevated position overlooking the new High School.

Good thing we visited at night, wouldn't do to be caught lurking by a school with cameras

Sadly, it's locked on battleships, we tried the T-bar mechanism, smooth as anything, the cover for the mechanism was the easest to open yet.

We're going to try and find the owner, see if he/she is amenable to allowing us access....

A couple of outside pics:

If we get in I'll update this....

Another one of the list if nothing else

jock1966 · Jun 29, 2008

Great pics soon be school hollidays.

buster · Jun 30, 2008

shame about locks

dewtech_2008 · Jul 1, 2008

buster said:
shame about locks

Not really, last thing we want is the little scrotes from the school ruining it! Better it is locked!

Bryag · Jul 1, 2008

Missed this one Zimbob, I will not bother posting any of mine. I will wait for part two!

zimbob · Jul 1, 2008

Arrrrr, we attack tonight :mrgreen:

zimbob · Jul 2, 2008

Drumnadrochit ROC Post, Inverness Group, July 2008

zimbob said:
Arrrrr, we attack tonight

And so we did

After finding the farmer who had the 'battleship' keys (and a T-bar key of his own) we returned.

The keys :mrgreen:

First impressions:

Plenty of goodies

Including bunks (not seen many in a '91 closure)

Teletalk:

Plenty of good reading:

Loads of these:

Body-splint:

Made by 'Bofors'

Training manuals, old and new:

And....

Glitto, old and new

Ah, bless

Pump was seized:

Not strictly true....

They could do with doing again.....

Interesting choice of rations... mustard after the toilet paper

Lastly, up the hatch (as always....

)

An absolute peach of a post, unsurprising really as no-one other than the farmer has been in here since closure, not even the eponymous Mr Catford and friends :mrgreen:

Lastly, a wee shot of a rather nice, if completely neglected, wee mausoleum in the field nearby:

Neosea · Jul 2, 2008

zimbob said:
And so we did

And you did well, excellent condition. Great to see one in such good condition, thanks.

Bryag · Jul 2, 2008

Nice pics, Zimbob.

Here are a few of mine

Once we had unlocked those original battleship padlocks. That was strangely satisfying (as was locking them up afterwards

)

Nice wee post, loads of stuff to read, and a t-e-l-e-t-a-l-k

Photographic paper for the GZI (sadly missing) and two cork gaskets for the FSM pipe

This particular item (resting on the teapot) is the thing that screws onto the top of the BPI pipe. This is a first for us!

Pair of beds

Battery box with small splint and acetate sheet(complete with plotting of a very small blast)

This was Zimbob's find, the "Kilner Jar"

Distilled water for battery (missing)

Who am I to refuse?

Sump, pump, and locking bar (for which there was no apparent method of attaching)

The sump actually had about 2 inches of crystal clear water. We did not sample, though

Big thanks to Zimbob for finding the keyholder, and arranging the access

buster · Jul 2, 2008

think that one beats the cammy one we went to very nice find there guys!!!

zimbob · Jul 3, 2008

Your pics came out well Bryag

Especially liking the Distilled Water one!

This was su-uch a good Post :mrgreen:

King Al · Jul 3, 2008

This has got to be one of the best posts i've ever seen! Excellent pics both of you :notworthy:

Bax__ · Jul 3, 2008

I'm jealous....

Bryag · Jul 3, 2008

Sorry Bax__

We would have given you the heads up on this one, but it seemed like a hell of a long way for you to come.

It was a little gem, though. Pretty much as the Corps left it. Also it was the very first post we came out of where the outside smelt worse than the inside

Zimbob said:
....Especially liking the Distilled Water one!....

That was really easy. My favourite was the Kilner Jar. There was a huge amount of work 'shopping the torch out of it ;-)

Bax__ · Jul 3, 2008

Bryag said:
Sorry Bax__

We would have given you the heads up on this one, but it seemed like a hell of a long way for you to come.

It was a little gem, though. Pretty much as the Corps left it. Also it was the very first post we came out of where the outside smelt worse than the inside

That was really easy. My favourite was the Kilner Jar. There was a huge amount of work 'shopping the torch out of it ;-)

Yeh to be fair I'd have said no thnks mid week but would have made the effort at a a weekend. Again great photo's and nice to see one looking so good.

krela · Jul 3, 2008

I give it about a month until it's stripped.

Bryag · Jul 3, 2008

krela said:
I give it about a month until it's stripped.

Not in this part of the world, Krela.

Especially as it is locked on the "battleships" and is pretty much visible from a 270 degree angle. I reckon until the farmer realises what it is worth, it will stay as is

zimbob · Jul 3, 2008

It's funny, Bryag and i were discussing this kinda thing t'other day.

I'd be fuming if one of these got stripped after we posted it, it's always a thought, to post or not to post, but this was too good not share

And realistically, it's in the middle of the village, right by school, pitches, a Community sports centre and a lot of houses, so hopefully it'll stay safe!

And if nothing else, all the farmers up here are armed to the teeth :mrgreen:

Bryag · Jul 3, 2008

zimbob said:
It's funny, Bryag and i were discussing this kinda thing t'other day.

I'd be fuming if one of these got stripped after we posted it, it's always a thought, to post or not to post, but this was too good not share

And realistically, it's in the middle of the village, right by school, pitches, a Community sports centre and a lot of houses, so hopefully it'll stay safe!

And if nothing else, all the farmers up here are armed to the teeth

Yeah, and the sound of a cordless grinder travels as well as that that of a shotgun in the glens

krela · Jul 4, 2008

I think you underestimate the skill and determination of scum.

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