Building record MAB29159 - SANDS OF FORVIE
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Summary
A World War II pill box (type 24) stands at entrance to the bay.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0080 2445 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK02SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Slains |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A World War II pill box (type 24) stands at entrance to the bay. It is partly covered with sand and tilting over at an angle. A disjointed line of anti-tank blocks run along the edge of the beach northwards, some barely showing through the sand (NK02SW0068). The 4-inch naval guns of 942nd Defence Battery (Mobile), RA were also apparently positioned on the north bank of Newburgh Bar. A review of vulnerable beaches from April-Oct 1941 included Forvie, identified as being 'blocked with mines'. Mine clearance took place in 1944. Forvie Sands was also used to train the Gordon Highlanders and Highland Light Infantry in desert warfare, the soldiers training at Forvie being billeted at the Slains Lodge and buildings in Collieston. Site visit in 2022 as part of the SCAPE Coastal Zone Assessment Survey recorded that the pillbox was mostly buried. Circa 100 m to seaward was a short line of anti-tank cubes, some fragmenting. In the same general area slightly to seaward are three short lines of posts, which appear to be anti-glider posts.
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp202-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
SCAPE, 2023, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS, ID 14580 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4866.
Jan 25 1999 , AAS/99/01/G17/28, AAS/99/01/G17/28 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB17118.
Mar 1 2011 , AAS/2011/2/DG3293, AAS/2011/2/DG3293 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13210.
Nov 11 1993 , AAS/93/15/G30/25-6, AAS/93/15/G30/25-6 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB14940.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NK02SW4;
- NRHE Numlink: 88836;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK02SW0004;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/88836 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB13210 Air-oblique Photograph: Mar 1 2011 . AAS/2011/2/DG3293. Digital. AAS/2011/2/DG3293.
- --- SAB14940 Air-oblique Photograph: Nov 11 1993 . AAS/93/15/G30/25-6. Black & White. AAS/93/15/G30/25-6.
- --- SAB17118 Air-oblique Photograph: Jan 25 1999 . AAS/99/01/G17/28. Black & White. AAS/99/01/G17/28.
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp202-3.
- --- SAB4866 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE. 2023. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS. ID 14580 .
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 28 2024 11:49AM
