Document record MAB62165 - SCURDIE NESS
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Summary
Site of Fort/Battery.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7327 5670 (21m by 49m) Centred at - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO75NW |
| Civil Parish | Montrose |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Site of Fort/Battery. It was recorded in the OSA of 1792 as 'the remains of a square earthen fort, each side being circa 50' in length, is on the coast just south of the estuary of the Esk. The walls were 16' thick, and formerly circa 6' high. Within it was a building used for sheltering men and storing ammunition. Outside the enclosure, and facing the mouth of the river, was an earthen rampart. Tradition states that it was used in Cromwell's time: and it was fortified in 1745. Around 1770, a beacon tower was erected on the site.- Remains of the breastwork still existed in 1858 and a Mr Pert (fisherman) remembered guns being in the old fort during, and after, the French war. In 1958 the OS visited and reported that only a scatter of stones existed at the site of the battery and no feature survived. The 1st edition OS map shows a small length of gently curving earthwork at this point, which has been removed by the time of the 2nd edition OS map. The site was not located during coastal zone assessment survey carried out by SCAPE between February and March 2009 when the site was under plough.
SCAPE, 03/2009, COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY PART 2, p.62 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4802.
OSA, 1791-9, [Untitled], Vol.2, 500 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9604.
Warden, A J, 1880-5, [Untitled], Vol.3, 269 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10225.
RCAHMS, 1978, [Untitled], 32, No. 271 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7910.
WHITE, H, 2012, MONTROSE BASIN SURVEY 1999-2012 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2127.
Name Book (County), n.d., [Untitled], Book No.17, 35 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6053.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO75NW16;
- NRHE Numlink: 36225;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO75NW0016;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/36225 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB10225 Bibliographic reference: Warden, A J. 1880-5. [Untitled]. Vol.3, 269.
- --- SAB2127 Bibliographic reference: WHITE, H. 2012. MONTROSE BASIN SURVEY 1999-2012.
- --- SAB4802 Bibliographic reference: SCAPE. 03/2009. COASTAL ZONE ASSESSMENT SURVEY PART 2. p.62.
- --- SAB6053 Bibliographic reference: Name Book (County). n.d.. [Untitled]. Book No.17, 35.
- --- SAB7910 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1978. [Untitled]. 32, No. 271.
- --- SAB9604 Bibliographic reference: OSA. 1791-9. [Untitled]. Vol.2, 500.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jun 22 2021 12:34PM
