Building record MAB29167 - SANDS OF FORVIE
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Summary
A line of anti-tank blocks run along the edge of the beach northwards from the pillbox (NK02SW0004).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 0088 2445 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK02SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Slains |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A line of anti-tank blocks run along the edge of the beach northwards from the pillbox (NK02SW0004). . A review of vulnerable beaches from April-Oct 1941 included Forvie, identified as being 'blocked with mines'. Later the whole of the beach, some 2km , was blocked by a line of cubes which are visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. Mine clearance took place in 1944.
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp202-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NK02SW4;
- NRHE Numlink: 88836;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK02SW0068;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/88836 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp202-3.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Jul 12 2022 8:46AM
