Building record MAB6662 - AA SENTRY BOX 714, THREAPLAND WOOD
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Summary
A square-plan timber boarded sentry box (approximately 2 metres by 0.75 metres by 0.75 metres) with a cross-gabled zinc-clad roof and central ventilator.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 49230
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2903 6109 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ26SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Urquhart |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A square-plan timber boarded sentry box (approximately 2 metres by 0.75 metres by 0.75 metres) with a cross-gabled zinc-clad roof and central ventilator. It is of the design produced in 1956-67, and has later refurbishments. There is vertical black painted boarding to the side and rear elevations, and a rectangular panel is inscribed 'BOX 714' at the sides. There is a flush plywood panel door with a moulded yellow winged interlaced 'AA' livery, and a weathering fillet above. The original livery design was replaced with the square logo used after 1967, which was in turn replaced in the 1990s with the new winged livery, designed to be the same as the original one. There are yellow painted strips to each angle. There are plain bargeboarded gablets, that have similar an AA 1990s branded livery, which is flanked by backlit square name panels that read 'THREAPLAND' to left, and 'BOX' to the right, on the front and side faces. The AA box was temporarily removed to Transport Scotland's maintenance yard during the A96 Threapland Junction improvement scheme, and the box positioned in a new layby. Inside, there is chipboard flooring and a timber cupboard to the rear. The box is one of seven AA sentry boxes remaining in Scotland, and 21 in all of Britain.
Period Notes
Built to the design used from 1956 to 1967. The livery has twice been replaced, once after 1967, and again in the 1990s. Listed designation given on 09/06/2003.
Jun 27 2015 , AAS-GR-15-06-246 - 250, AAS-GR-15-06-246 - 250 (Ground Photograph). SAB30929.
Jun 27 2015 , AAS-GR-15-06-388, 389, AAS-GR-15-06-388, 389 (Ground Photograph). SAB30889.
Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 23/03/2012, p 3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.
Author unknown, n.d., THE NORTHERN SCOT, 30/03/2012, p 5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1270.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 49230;
- NMR Card Number: NJ26SE127;
- NRHE Numlink: 267503;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ26SE0165;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB49230 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/267503 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 23/03/2012, p 3.
- --- SAB1270 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE NORTHERN SCOT. 30/03/2012, p 5.
- --- SAB30889 Ground Photograph: Jun 27 2015 . AAS-GR-15-06-388, 389. Digital. AAS-GR-15-06-388, 389.
- --- SAB30929 Ground Photograph: Jun 27 2015 . AAS-GR-15-06-246 - 250. Digital. AAS-GR-15-06-246 - 250.
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Record last edited
Jan 13 2026 12:34PM
