Building record MAB38152 - LUNAN BAY
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Summary
Remains of a trench system and line of anti-tank blocks visible on aerial photographs taken in 1941 and 1946.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6910 4925 (187m by 602m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO64NE |
| Civil Parish | Inverkeilor |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Remains of a trench system and line of anti-tank blocks visible on aerial photographs taken in 1941 and 1946. They show 12 anti-tank blocks about 40m east of a pillbox (NO64NE0092). The firing trench extended for over 750m along the front of the line of dunes, and appears segmented in form with parapets standing at least 2--3m high. It was accessed by lengths of trench zig-zagging down the cliff face at two points. The trench system can still be made out on aerial photographs taken in 1995, but is not evident on a series taken in 2000 so may have been destroyed by erosion or wind-blow. Coastal zone assessment survey carried out by SCAPE between February and March 2009 recorded a single anti-tank block. At the southern end of the trench was a Type 24 brick and concrete pillbox. It is not visible on aerial photographs taken in 2000, and may now have been removed or completely collapsed.
SCAPE, 03/2009, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY PART 2, p.43 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4802.
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp227-31 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO64NE83;
- NRHE Numlink: 276292;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO64NE0093;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/276292 (trove.scot link)
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Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Feb 25 2016 12:14PM
