Field Visit
Date August 2022
Event ID 1196350
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1196350
NJ 98582 19576 World War II anti-invasion defences along Pettens Links, part of a line which originally extended from Foveran Links to Blackdog Links. A pill box and anti-tank blocks was exposed on the beach at the mouth of the Blairton Burn, following winter storms. Six anti-tank blocks studded with stones were visible in February 2014. A pillbox had also been uncovered at the edge of the dunes.
A Pillbox is located at the mouth of the Blairton Burn. Along the edge of the burn, rock armour has been placed to protect the dunes. A concrete anti tank block was surveyed, recently revealed due to movement in river creating a deep gully. It had been buried approximately 1.5 m below the current sand level.
Visited during fieldwork by SCAPE. No remains of watch hut survive.
Information from S. Boyd and J. Hambly - Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE).
