Building record MAB27290 - DRUMS LINKS
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Summary
Anti-tank blocks along Drum Links dating from the World War II.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9982 2226 (232m by 419m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ92SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Foveran |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Anti-tank blocks along Drum Links dating from the World War II. This section was part of a line of anti-tank blocks along Foveran (see also NK02SW0009), Drum, Menie and Blackdog links, covered by pill-boxes at regular intervals. Remains of circular and square blocks circa 2m apart across the burn were recorded by Defence of Britain project. A short line of anti-tank obstacles, made up of cylindrical and rectangular concrete blocks running parallel with the tide-line, is partly buried on the sandy beach immediately to the east of the pillbox. The more southerly blocks are now embedded within the encroaching sand cliff and these would have linked with the isolated length lying further to the south-southwest (NJ 9969 2208), - so providing a continuous defence along the foot of the steeply rising dunes.
GR/99/CT167, 176/WW, GR/99/CT167, 176/WW (Ground Photograph). SAB37184.
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp202-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
Apr 10 1997 , AAS/97/04/CT28, AAS/97/04/CT28 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB19704.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ92SE19;
- NRHE Numlink: 80767;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ92SE0081;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/80767 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB19704 Air-oblique Photograph: Apr 10 1997 . AAS/97/04/CT28. Colour Transparency. AAS/97/04/CT28.
- --- SAB37184 Ground Photograph: GR/99/CT167, 176/WW. Colour Transparency. GR/99/CT167, 176/WW.
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp202-7.
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Record last edited
Jul 30 2025 11:56AM
