Building record MAB40773 - KINNABER
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Summary
Remains of anti-invasion defences.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7358 6215 (743m by 162m) Linear Feature - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO76SW |
| Civil Parish | Montrose |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Remains of anti-invasion defences. A double line of anti-tank blocks run along the southern bank of the River South Esk, to the north-east of Kinnaber. An aerial photograph indicates that by 1942 cubes at the mouth of the river had been damaged by the sea and replaced by five rows of dragon's teeth cutting across the links. This repair work was probably the work of the Polish Army. More recent aerial photography shows that many of the blocks have now been removed, possibly due to river bank erosion at NO 7359 6218. Many of these removed blocks have been stored to the south of the line. A pill-box is also recorded at NO734622. Recorded during coastal zone assessment survey carried out by SCAPE between February and March 2009. Some of the blocks have fallen into the estuary.
SCAPE, 03/2009, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY PART 2, p. 78 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4802.
WILLS, H, 1985, PILLBOXES: A STUDY OF UK DEFENCES 1940 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2117.
BARCLAY, G, 2013, IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940, pp220-227 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
Jun 20 2002 , AAS/02/6/CT52-7, AAS/02/6/CT52-7 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29452.
Jun 20 2002 , AAS/02/6/G17/14-6, AAS/02/6/G17/14-6 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB29451.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO76SW0081;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB2117 Bibliographic reference: WILLS, H. 1985. PILLBOXES: A STUDY OF UK DEFENCES 1940.
- --- SAB29451 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 20 2002 . AAS/02/6/G17/14-6. Black & White. AAS/02/6/G17/14-6.
- --- SAB29452 Air-oblique Photograph: Jun 20 2002 . AAS/02/6/CT52-7. Colour Transparency. AAS/02/6/CT52-7.
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp220-227.
- --- SAB4802 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE. 03/2009. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY PART 2. p. 78.
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Record last edited
Feb 25 2016 11:09AM
