Building record MAB30924 - ST FERGUS
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Summary
A six-sided World War II pill-box.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 11314
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NK 1018 5399 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NK15SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | St. Fergus |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A six-sided World War II pill-box. The pill box is part of a larger defensive anti-tank stop line of 14 intervisible pill boxes and associated defences erected during World War II to protect against landings on the beach south of Rattray Head. The pill box is situated on the slope of an escarpment overlooking an area of flat land behind the rear slope of the dune system. This area is now part of the St Fergus Gas Terminal. The monument is a Type 24 pill box with concrete firing shelves and without the usual ricochet wall, and is located just below the crest of the escarpment, so that it is elevated, but has minimal silhouette.
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp196-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 11314;
- NMR Card Number: NK15SW6;
- NRHE Numlink: 204014;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NK15SW0015;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM11314 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/204014 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp196-7.
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Record last edited
Apr 23 2021 10:55AM
