Building record MAB6554 - INNES LINKS
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Summary
Accommodation site for a World War II emergency Coastal Battery (NJ26NE0015), part of coastal defences around Lossiemouth.
Protected Status/Designation
- Scheduled Monument 13572: Innes Links anti-invasion defences, Kingston to Lossiemouth
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2813 6778 (462m by 253m) Centred at - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ26NE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Urquhart |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Accommodation site for a World War II emergency Coastal Battery (NJ26NE0015), part of coastal defences around Lossiemouth. This area of the battery includes the accommodation camp, of which 21 concrete barrack-hut bases have been identified from aerial photographs and were located on the ground by AOC in February 2009 during a desk-based assessment of Lossie Forest. On the West side of the area is a magazine for the two gun emplacements which lie to the north. It measures circa 5 x 10m. Its interior is divided into two rooms. The building is sunk approximately 5m into the ground in order to direct the explosion upwards in the case of a direct hit. A 3m wide track dug into the ground turns 180 degrees from its entrance on the north wall toward the south and would have enabled a vehicle to deliver the ammunition to the structure.
AOC, 2009, LOSSIE FOREST, MORAY: DESK BASED ASSESSMENT (Bibliographic reference). SAB3492.
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, pp183-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3792.
Jul 6 2014 , AAS-GR-14-06-141, AAS-GR-14-06-141 (Ground Photograph). SAB30867.
Jun 7 2014 , AAS-GR-14-06-290, AAS-GR-14-06-290 (Ground Photograph). SAB32256.
FORESTRY COMMISSION SCOTLAND, n.d., LOSSIE FOREST WWII COASTAL DEFENCES, undated booklet (Bibliographic reference). SAB2554.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Scheduled Monument Number: 13572;
- NMR Card Number: NJ26NE30;
- NRHE Numlink: 293091;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ26NE0043;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM13572 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/293091 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB2549 Bibliographic reference: FOX, S. 2012. DEFENDING BRITAIN'S BACK DOOR: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MORAYSHIRE'S SECOND WORLD WAR DEFENCE LANDSCAPE.
- --- SAB2554 Bibliographic reference: FORESTRY COMMISSION SCOTLAND. n.d.. LOSSIE FOREST WWII COASTAL DEFENCES. undated booklet.
- --- SAB30867 Ground Photograph: Jul 6 2014 . AAS-GR-14-06-141. Digital. AAS-GR-14-06-141.
- --- SAB32256 Ground Photograph: Jun 7 2014 . AAS-GR-14-06-290. Digital. AAS-GR-14-06-290.
- --- SAB3492 Bibliographic reference: AOC. 2009. LOSSIE FOREST, MORAY: DESK BASED ASSESSMENT.
- --- SAB3792 Bibliographic reference: BARCLAY, G. 2013. IF HITLER COMES. PREPARING FOR INVASION: SCOTLAND 1940. pp183-5.
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Record last edited
Apr 9 2026 11:46AM
