Innes Links
Anti Tank Blocks (Second World War), Pillbox (Second World War), Road Block (Second World War)
Site Name Innes Links
Classification Anti Tank Blocks (Second World War), Pillbox (Second World War), Road Block (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) Spey Bay Anti-invasion Beach Defences; River Lossie
Canmore ID 225982
Site Number NJ26NE 14.13
NGR NJ 25579 68144
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/225982
- Council Moray
- Parish Urquhart
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ26NE 14.13 25579 68144
A pillbox and two short lengths of anti-tank blocks, forming part of a coastal defence line from Kingston to the River Lossie are visible on Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs taken in 1945 (106G/UK 750: 5006-7, flown 31 August 1945). They are situated on the edge of the N part of the Innes Canal (drain) which extends to the coast.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), November 2002.
Laser Scanning (27 June 2016 - 28 June 2016)
NJ 28057 67970 (rectangular pillbox and anti-tank blocks), NJ 26697 68409 (hexagonal pillbox), NJ 25586 68174 (road block) A survey was undertaken, 27–28 June 2016, of selected elements of the WW2 defences at Lossie Forest. The recorded elements consisted of a rectangular pillbox and associated anti-tank blocks on the shore in front of the coastal battery, a hexagonal pillbox and associated anti-tank blocks, and a road block by the Innes Canal. The three sites were surveyed using laser scanning and photogrammetry to create site plans and 3D visualisations, including videos and flatpack nets to recreate the sites as paper models.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Forestry Commission Scotland
Gemma Hudson and Jamie Humble – AOC Archaeology Group
(Source: DES, Volume 17)
OASIS ID - aocarcha1-267112
