This base was established in the Great War at the Dalmore Distillery, west of Invergordon. Distilleries had been closed by a wartime order. New buildings were laid out to the south of the distillery and its warehousing. The base was operated by the United States. Mines were assembled for use in the minefield laid between the north of Scotland and Norway, the Northern Barrage. Another ...

The Cromarty Firth provides a partially enclosed and sheltered deep anchorage. Invergordon Harbour is located on the north side of the firth west of the sands of Nigg Bay. The harbour was served by a single track branch from Invergordon station's goods yard, to the north west, from 1874. This branch was known as the 'Shore Branch'. After leaving the station it crossed the High Street to the ...