Aberdeen, Bridge Of Don, Balgownie Links, Anti-tank Blocks
Anti Tank Blocks (20th Century)
Site Name Aberdeen, Bridge Of Don, Balgownie Links, Anti-tank Blocks
Classification Anti Tank Blocks (20th Century)
Canmore ID 202294
Site Number NJ90NE 85
NGR NJ 9528 0955
NGR Description NJ c. 9526 0953 to NJ c. 9532 0961
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/202294
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Old Machar
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District City Of Aberdeen
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ90NE 85 c. 9526 0953 to c. 95464 09717
A double line of anti-tank blocks with a pillbox at the NE end (NJ90NE 84) has been identified from wartime oblique aerial photographs (No.1 CAM, AF 861, flown 9 May 1942) situated on the the N shore of the River Don estuary.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), November 2001.
The double row of anti-tank blocks noted at this location from vertical aerial photographs were not visible on the date of visit and have probably been removed.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 12 June 2002.
Field Visit (November 2022)
NJ 95280 09550 Visited during fieldwork by SCAPE. Twenty cubes visible at edge of River Don at time of survey.
Information from S. Boyd and J. Hambly - Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE).
