Earthwork record MAB45337 - COWIE LINE
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Summary
Remains of a World War II anti-tank barrier, located within the designed landscape Ury House Estate (NO88NE0104).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 8607 8746 (475m by 271m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO88NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fetteresso |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Remains of a World War II anti-tank barrier, located within the designed landscape Ury House Estate (NO88NE0104). From the position of the previous artificial section of barrier to this section is naturally high river bank, with steel picket posts implying that this was defended by wire. The artificial barrier resumes at NO 8586 8755 (see NO88NE0087) with anti-tank cubes and a pillbox. The barrier is the usual vertical faced bank, with evidence of a wire obstacle and a modern barbed wire fence following its line. At NO 8595 8757 a modern settling tank has been inserted into the barrier. Also at this point the barrier acquires an intervening ditch and a second bank, 1.8m high, both banks with evidence of being further protected by wire. The barrier stops either side of the (modern replacing an earlier bridge) quarry bridge and ends where the natural bank becomes a cliff at NO 8628 8736.
BARCLAY, G J, 2005, THE COWIE LINE (PSAS 135: P119-61), 151-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2285.
THE COWIE LINE
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO88NE88;
- NRHE Numlink: 273216;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO88NE0129;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/273216 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB2285 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G J. 2005. THE COWIE LINE (PSAS 135: P119-61). N. 151-3.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Jul 21 2022 4:31PM
