Building record MAB26693 - BALMEDIE
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Summary
Pill-box, which may date from World War I.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9757 1756 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ91NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Belhelvie |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Pill-box, which may date from World War I. One of a group of three pillboxes which stands lies on the landward side of the dunes of Balmedie Links, overlooking an area of level ground to the west. All three have brick walls with concrete roofs and floors. This is the southernmost pillbox (NJ 9766 1756) of the group, and is slightly larger with walls 0.9m thick. Its west, south and east faces respectively are pierced by a pair of embrasures, with single embrasures in its shorter southwest and southeast faces, and an entrance protected by a baffle in its north face. The interior of each of the pillboxes, which could not be entered on the date of visit, is sub-divided by a wall. See also NJ91NE0021 and NJ91NE0022. Site visit in 2022 as part of the SCAPE Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.
GUY, JA, 1992, WORLD WAR I & II DEFENCES, 10-10-7-92 (Bibliographic reference). SAB662.
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp207-9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
SCAPE, 2023, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS, ID 14812 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4866.
Jul 9 1995 , AAS/GR/95/CT291-292,294, AAS/GR/95/CT291-292,294 (Ground Photograph). SAB32941.
Jul 9 1995 , AAS/GR/97/CT153, AAS/GR/97/CT153 (Ground Photograph). SAB33030.
Jul 10 1992 , 10-10-7-92, 10-10-7-92 (Ground Photograph). SAB16252.
Jul 18 2006 , AAS/06/2/CT54, AAS/06/2/CT54 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19281.
Jul 18 2006 , AAS/06/2/DG208-9, 11-5, AAS/06/2/DG208-9, 11-5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18638.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HAMP Asset: HA0437;
- Local Government Guardianship;
- NMR Card Number: NJ91NE18;
- NRHE Numlink: 81393;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ91NE0020;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/81393 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SAB16252 Ground Photograph: Jul 10 1992 . 10-10-7-92. Colour Negative. 10-10-7-92.
- --- SAB18638 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 18 2006 . AAS/06/2/DG208-9, 11-5. DG. AAS/06/2/DG208-9, 11-5.
- --- SAB19281 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 18 2006 . AAS/06/2/CT54. Colour Transparency. AAS/06/2/CT54.
- --- SAB32941 Ground Photograph: Jul 9 1995 . AAS/GR/95/CT291-292,294. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/95/CT291-292,294.
- --- SAB33030 Ground Photograph: Jul 9 1995 . AAS/GR/97/CT153. Colour Transparency. AAS/GR/97/CT153.
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp207-9.
- --- SAB4866 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE. 2023. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS. ID 14812.
- --- SAB662 Bibliographic reference: GUY, JA. 1992. WORLD WAR I & II DEFENCES. 10-10-7-92.
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Record last edited
Dec 31 2024 11:49AM
