Building record MAB26708 - BLAIRTON BURN
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Summary
Remains of anti-tank blocks.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9847 1944 (146m by 175m) Centred at - Polygon: Unknown Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ91NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Belhelvie |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Remains of anti-tank blocks. RCAHMS visit 1996 recorded two concrete anti-tank blocks studded with stones on their upper surfaces lie in the channel of the Blairton Burn on the seaward side of the dunes that fringe Pettens Links. Defence of Scotland project noted a double row of circa 40 blocks. The line of anti-tank blocks is visible on postwar vertical air photographs Survey by AOC Archaeology 2006 and 2007 recorded a total of 30 anti-tank blocks in and around the channel of the Blairton Burn. The line of concrete blocks extends northwards and another group is visible at the mouth of the Menie Burn. The pillbox was not visible during the visit by RCAHMS in 1996 and is likely to have either been removed by the sea or buried by the drifting sand dunes. Anti-tank blocks across the mouth of the burn and a pillbox on the edge of the dunes were reported in February 2014 following winter storms (NJ91NE0139). They were originally part of defensive line which extended from Foveran Links to Blackdog Links.
IRONSIDE FARRAR LTD, 2007, TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF/ LEISURE RESORT, MENIE ESTATE: ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT, Gazetteer Site 22 (Bibliographic reference). SAB862.
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp202-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
May 10 1949 , 58[A]/412/5003-4, 58[A]/412/5003-4 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB19156.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ91NE45;
- NRHE Numlink: 111706;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ91NE0054;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/111706 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB19156 Air-vertical Photograph: May 10 1949 . 58[A]/412/5003-4. Black & White. 58[A]/412/5003-4.
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp202-7.
- --- SAB862 Bibliographic reference: IRONSIDE FARRAR LTD. 2007. TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF/ LEISURE RESORT, MENIE ESTATE: ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT. Gazetteer Site 22.
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Record last edited
Jun 12 2023 9:59AM
