ID:QZP40_CARD_0320_ATDESCRIPTION:The bay sweeps round to the South Sutor, one of the headlands which guard the entrance to the Cromarty Firth.
The Sutors are said to be named after two giants who lived on the headlands and watched over the people of Cromarty. They were hard working shoemakers who used to throw tools to each other across the narrow strait.
The Cromarty Firth is an inlet of the Moray Firth. Formed at the same time as Loch Ness it is a deep natural harbour. In 1912 it became a naval base and provided a safe anchorage for the fleet in both world wars. The entrance to the Firth was easily protected and the Sutors bristled with military fortifications the remains of which can still be seen. More recently the Cromarty Firth has been used for the construction and repair and mothballing of North Sea oil rigsPLACENAME:CromartyOLD COUNTY/PARISH:ROSS: CromartyCREATOR (AV):Andrew TaylorDATE OF IMAGE:2009PERIOD:2000sSOURCE:Andrew TaylorAsset ID:32225KEYWORDS:
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