British Army explosive experts have cordoned off an area of Culbin Forest north-east of Nairn after a member of the public discovered what is believed to be an unexploded wartime bomb
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Bomb disposal experts are at work in woodland near a Moray Firth beach after the discovery of possible unexploded wartime munitions.
A member of the public alerted police on Monday evening after spotting an unusual object near Kintessack at Culbin Forest, north-east of Nairn.
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The find was initially cordoned off by police officers before British Army explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnel arrived.
A witness who was walking in the area at the time said: “I was startled and confused initially when I saw the flashing blue lights coming towards us, but was told soon after that someone had alerted police to a possible unexploded wartime bomb.”
Culbin Forest was taken over as a secret base for military exercises during the Second World War and is credited as playing a part in the success of the Normandy Landings in 1944.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said this afternoon: “Police received a report of an unexploded ordnance having been found at Culbin Forest near Kintessack around 6pm on Monday, 22 August, 2022.
“EOD are in attendance to make the ordnance safe and a cordon is in place.”
