Building record MAB4000 - FINDHORN
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Summary
Pill box and double line of anti-tank blocks, on the north east side of Findhorn village.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 0417 6475 (668m by 126m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ06SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Kinloss |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Pill box and double line of anti-tank blocks, on the north east side of Findhorn village. The anti-tank cubes are 5 ft square, and at one time completely crossed the peninsula. There is a transition in the line from the cubes having the flat face outwards to diagonal placement. The blocks are visible on wartime RAF aerial photographs (NLA 57, 5016-17, 21/02/1943). These are the western end of an anti-invasion barrier along the beach from Burghead to Findhorn (see also NJ16NW0075). At this end were seven truncated hexagon pillboxes set behind or in the line of cubes, with three embrasures facing the sea.
FOX, S, 2012, DEFENDING BRITAIN'S BACK DOOR: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MORAYSHIRE'S SECOND WORLD WAR DEFENCE LANDSCAPE (Bibliographic reference). SAB2549.
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp176-178 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
SCAPE , 2023, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY MORAY: CULBIN TO CULLEN, ID 14219 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4861.
Apr 14 2017 , PUB-GR-17-04-008 - 010, PUB-GR-17-04-008 - 010 (Ground Photograph). SAB32665.
Feb 19 2014 , AAS-GR-14-02-123 - 129, AAS-GR-14-02-123 - 129 (Ground Photograph). SAB30820.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ06SW63;
- NRHE Numlink: 202781;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ06SW0104;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/202781 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB2549 Bibliographic reference: FOX, S. 2012. DEFENDING BRITAIN'S BACK DOOR: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MORAYSHIRE'S SECOND WORLD WAR DEFENCE LANDSCAPE.
- --- SAB30820 Ground Photograph: Feb 19 2014 . AAS-GR-14-02-123 - 129. Digital. AAS-GR-14-02-123 - 129.
- --- SAB32665 Ground Photograph: Apr 14 2017 . PUB-GR-17-04-008 - 010. Digital. PUB-GR-17-04-008 - 010.
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp176-178.
- --- SAB4861 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE . 2023. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY MORAY: CULBIN TO CULLEN. ID 14219.
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Record last edited
Feb 12 2024 1:04PM
