The Invergordon Archive

The Cromarty-Invergordon ferry was actually run by Albert Watson, father of Clem.
The vessel has the lines of the Endeavour but lacks the cabin aft that Endeavour had in later years.

What are the two black lumps behind ferry?

Doug I was wondering the same thing, thought maybe targets?
Too big for mooring buoys.

Thinking on that Harry, if I remember right, there was a large piece of target below the coalyard - and could the lump on the left be the piece of target which had the warning pole on it which was about level with the end of slipway? But if they are, the picture of the ferry must be well before the date 1950.

That's where I remember the two old targets lying.

You are probably both correct.
Notice the point of land jutting out behind the ferry, that is where the AN setup was located.

The tide used to go out past the first target - it was in front of our house, the other was near the coal yard and was on its side.

Casting my mind back the piece on the left of picture is the wrong shape for the target with the pole on it as that piece was shaped like the bow of a ship and was further out. The piece on the left may have been one of the pieces which ended up by the old cement shed as there was two pieces ended up there and these were the ones that my father and Sandy Russell stripped down for the fire wood.

I remember the Balblair Ferry when I was a kid, run by my Dad's friend Teddy Abra (?). I'd love to see a photo of that. Lachie

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