Building record MAB26723 - MENIE BURN
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Summary
Visible remains of three World War II anti-tank blocks.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9874 1993 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ91NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Belhelvie |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Visible remains of three World War II anti-tank blocks. There are probably more buried under the sand. Survey by AOC Archaeology 2006 recorded four blocks, spaced at intervals between 0.8 and 5m indicating that others still lie buried beneath the sand. Although between 0.25 and 1m of their height was exposed in 2006, only the surface of the four blocks was evident when the area was revisited by AOC 2007. A line of blocks originally extended along Foveran, Drum, Menie and Blackdog Links. Site visit in 2022 as part of the SCAPE Coastal Zone Assessment Survey recorded 15 blocks, buried in the sand to varying degrees.Some blocks retain a metal hook in the centre.
IRONSIDE FARRAR LTD, 2007, TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF/ LEISURE RESORT, MENIE ESTATE: ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT, Gazetteer site 96 (Bibliographic reference). SAB862.
ANTI-TANK BLOCKS
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp202-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
SCAPE, 2023, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS, ID 14867 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4866.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ91NE0070;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp202-7.
- --- SAB4866 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE. 2023. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS. ID 14867.
- --- SAB862 Bibliographic reference: IRONSIDE FARRAR LTD. 2007. TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF/ LEISURE RESORT, MENIE ESTATE: ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT. Gazetteer site 96.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Oct 20 2023 12:32PM
