Great Cumbrae Island, Eerie Port
Building(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Great Cumbrae Island, Eerie Port
Classification Building(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Clyde Submarine Defences
Canmore ID 205042
Site Number NS15NE 30
NGR NS 1687 5890
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/205042
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Cumbrae
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Buteshire
NS15NE 30 1687 5890
Two single storey buildings situated close to the shore at Port Eerie. These buildings comprised a listening post for the underwater defences in the Clyde. They were used for listening for any vessels which might be attempting to penetrate the boom defences crossing the preliminary barrier under the Firth of Clyde. In addition, the living quarters were in the large square blockhouse and a small machine gun emplacement for a lewis or bren gun was situated close by. The blockhouse with the listening equipment inside had large ventilators to allow the heat being created from the many electrical valves to escape. The valves were used to provide a link to the wires connecting under the Clyde to Toward Point in Cowal.
The buildings have now been converted into a Outdoor Activity Centre for children and has been completely refurbished thus removing all of the internal wartime features.
Information from Defence of Britain Project recording forms, V Bickers, 1996