Building record MAB30263 - CRAIGEWAN BEACH
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Summary
Remains of a line of World War II anti-tank blocks lining the beach.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 1187 4996 (632m by 3632m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK14NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | St. Fergus |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Remains of a line of World War II anti-tank blocks lining the beach. Several hundred blocks are present in total, several of them incised with names and dates. They are supported by regularly spaced pillboxes. Site visit in 2022 as part of the SCAPE Coastal Zone Assessment Survey recorded blocks at several locations along this line: NK1186650264 the corners of two concrete anti tank cubes emerging from base of the dune at, NK1189250297 a block mostly buried in sand close to the coast edge, NK1195450459 the tops or bases of two blocks within the rocky coast edge, NK1195150528 a block mostly buried in the sand. A partially buried block near the mouth of the Cuttie Burn is inscribed with lettering JAMES ALEXANDER 17/10/40. A section of the line of blocks was included as part of a walkover survey in May 2023 by Environmental Resources Management in connection with the proposed Salamander Offshore Wind Farm (NK14NW0120).
GR/99/CT163, 164/WW, GR/99/CT163, 164/WW (Ground Photograph). SAB37182.
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp196, 198 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
SCAPE, 2023, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS, ID 15699, 15703, 15704, 15705 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4866.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 2024, SALAMANDER OFFSHORE WIND FARM ONSHORE EIA RPORT: CHAPTER 10: ONSHORE ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE (Bibliographic reference). SAB500.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 2024, SALAMANDER OFFSHORE WIND FARM ONSHORE EIA RPORT: VOLUME ER.B.6, PLAN P.3: OUTLINE WSI - ARCHAEOLOGY (ONSHORE) (Bibliographic reference). SAB502.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK14NW0084;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB37182 Ground Photograph: GR/99/CT163, 164/WW. Colour Transparency. GR/99/CT163, 164/WW.
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp196, 198.
- --- SAB4866 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE. 2023. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY ABERDEENSHIRE AND CITY OF ABERDEEN: CULLEN TO MILTON NESS. ID 15699, 15703, 15704, 15705.
- --- SAB500 Bibliographic reference: ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. 2024. SALAMANDER OFFSHORE WIND FARM ONSHORE EIA RPORT: CHAPTER 10: ONSHORE ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.
- --- SAB502 Bibliographic reference: ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. 2024. SALAMANDER OFFSHORE WIND FARM ONSHORE EIA RPORT: VOLUME ER.B.6, PLAN P.3: OUTLINE WSI - ARCHAEOLOGY (ONSHORE).
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Record last edited
Sep 2 2025 10:57AM
