Building record MAB36150 - CARNOUSTIE
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Summary
Former gun-emplacement now used to store coastguard equipment.The remains consist of a gun house with magazines constructed in concrete.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5705 3452 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO53SE |
| Civil Parish | Panbride |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Former gun-emplacement now used to store coastguard equipment.The remains consist of a gun house with magazines constructed in concrete. Both structures are also visible on vertical aerial photographs taken in 1941 and 1946 by the RAF. The latter photographs show that immediately to the south of the magazine was a short section of zig-zag trench with what may be a small machine gun post set centrally in front of it.
ANGUS COUNCIL, 2013, ANGUS HERITAGE TRAILS: CARNOUSTIE, site A (Bibliographic reference). SAB8283.
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp235-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
Jun 17 1941 , S 223 66-68, S 223 66-68 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB25623.
Jun 26 1941 , D 309 5004-5005, D 309 5004-5005 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB25624.
May 8 1946 , 106G/Scot/UK 55 5006-5008, 106G/Scot/UK 55 5006-5008 (Air-vertical Photograph). SAB25625.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO53SE11;
- NRHE Numlink: 161646;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO53SE0011;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/161646 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB25623 Air-vertical Photograph: Jun 17 1941 . S 223 66-68. Black & White. S 223 66-68.
- --- SAB25624 Air-vertical Photograph: Jun 26 1941 . D 309 5004-5005. Black & White. D 309 5004-5005.
- --- SAB25625 Air-vertical Photograph: May 8 1946 . 106G/Scot/UK 55 5006-5008. Black & White. 106G/Scot/UK 55 5006-5008.
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp235-6.
- --- SAB8283 Bibliographic reference: ANGUS COUNCIL. 2013. ANGUS HERITAGE TRAILS: CARNOUSTIE. site A.
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Record last edited
Jan 20 2022 12:30PM
