Building record MAB29160 - FOVERAN SANDS
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Summary
Remains of Admiralty Pattern beach scaffolding, erected mainly in 1941 to reinforce existing anti-tank cube defences along the coast during World War II.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0043 2370 (116m by 245m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK02SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Foveran |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Remains of Admiralty Pattern beach scaffolding, erected mainly in 1941 to reinforce existing anti-tank cube defences along the coast during World War II. The structure consists of a row of iron scaffolding poles forming a linear barrier across an open stretch of beach, originally extending along Foveran, Drum, Menie, and Blackdog Links. This is considered the best-preserved section of beach scaffolding on the Scottish mainland. Due to coastal instability, the defences were placed behind the dunes. A site visit in 2022 as part of the SCAPE Coastal Zone Assessment Survey recorded remains of scaffolding poles arranged in a strip, visible on the sand surface and partially buried under vegetated dunes west of a red brick pillbox. Numerous metal scaffolding fittings were scattered across the flat sand area. A 2024 site visit noted further deterioration.
GR/99/CT169, 170/WW, GR/99/CT169, 170/WW (Ground Photograph). SAB37185.
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp202-205 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
SCAPE, 2023, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS, ID 14579 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4866.
Apr 10 1997 , AAS/97/04/CT30, AAS/97/04/CT30 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16689.
Apr 10 1997 , AAS/97/04/G8/3,4, AAS/97/04/G8/3,4 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB16688.
Feb 18 1994 , COLOUR PRINTS, COLOUR PRINTS (Ground Photograph). SAB14987.
Jul 18 2006 , AAS/06/2/DG0197, AAS/06/2/DG0197 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18636.
Mar 1 2011 , AAS/2011/2/DG3292, AAS/2011/2/DG3292 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB13212.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NK02SW3;
- NRHE Numlink: 88830;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK02SW0005;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/88830 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SAB13212 Air-oblique Photograph: Mar 1 2011 . AAS/2011/2/DG3292. Digital. AAS/2011/2/DG3292.
- --- SAB14987 Ground Photograph: Feb 18 1994 . COLOUR PRINTS. Colour Negative. COLOUR PRINTS.
- --- SAB16688 Air-oblique Photograph: Apr 10 1997 . AAS/97/04/G8/3,4. Black & White. AAS/97/04/G8/3,4.
- --- SAB16689 Air-oblique Photograph: Apr 10 1997 . AAS/97/04/CT30. Colour Transparency. AAS/97/04/CT30.
- --- SAB18636 Air-oblique Photograph: Jul 18 2006 . AAS/06/2/DG0197. DG. AAS/06/2/DG0197.
- --- SAB37185 Ground Photograph: GR/99/CT169, 170/WW. Colour Transparency. GR/99/CT169, 170/WW.
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp202-205.
- --- SAB4866 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE. 2023. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS. ID 14579.
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Record last edited
Oct 8 2025 2:23PM
