Building record MAB42352 - HAUGH HEAD
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Summary
Pill-box, a six-sided type 22 box, sunk into the ground with approximately 4 feet above ground level.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 6575: Cowie Line pill boxes and anti-tank blocks northeast of Whitehill
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8061 8813 (54m by 53m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO88NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fetteresso |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Pill-box, a six-sided type 22 box, sunk into the ground with approximately 4 feet above ground level. It has granite stone walls with a concrete roof over corrugated iron shuttering, earth on roof for camouflage, one door and five loop-holes. Part of the Cowie Stop Line, covering the bridge. It sits on the hill to the south of the bridge. Formerly at the edge of woodland and probably camouflaged. This pill-box is unique on the Cowie Line as having the internal ricochet wall made of concrete blocks instead of the usual bricks.
WILLS, H, 1985, PILLBOXES: A STUDY OF UK DEFENCES 1940 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2117.
GUY, JA, 1992, WORLD WAR I & II DEFENCES, 5-10-6-92 (Bibliographic reference). SAB662.
BARCLAY, G J, 2005, THE COWIE LINE (PSAS 135: P119-61), 143,145 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2285.
THE COWIE LINE
Jun 10 1992 , 5-10-6-92, 5-10-6-92 (Ground Photograph). SAB16024.
Mar 5 2014 , ABS-GR-14-03-049, ABS-GR-14-03-049 (Ground Photograph). SAB13475.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 6575;
- NMR Card Number: NO88NW35;
- NRHE Numlink: 246673;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO88NW0027;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6575 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/246673 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB13475 Ground Photograph: Mar 5 2014 . ABS-GR-14-03-049. Digital. ABS-GR-14-03-049.
- --- SAB16024 Ground Photograph: Jun 10 1992 . 5-10-6-92. Colour Negative. 5-10-6-92.
- --- SAB2117 Bibliographic reference: WILLS, H. 1985. PILLBOXES: A STUDY OF UK DEFENCES 1940.
- --- SAB2285 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G J. 2005. THE COWIE LINE (PSAS 135: P119-61). N. 143,145.
- --- SAB662 Bibliographic reference: GUY, JA. 1992. WORLD WAR I & II DEFENCES. 5-10-6-92.
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Record last edited
Apr 9 2026 11:32AM
