Field Visit
Date August 2022
Event ID 1196765
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1196765
NJ 98298 18739 Group of seven wooden posts, parallel to coast edge, between mean high and low water springs. One of a group of five clusters of wooden posts on Balmedie Beach. Probably part of WW2 anti-invasion defences.
NJ 98430 19039 A further group of three wooden posts. One of a group of five clusters of wooden posts on Balmedie Beach. Probably part of WW2 anti-invasion defences.
NJ 98578 19396 Two rows of wooden posts. Six posts at regular intervals (20m apart) placed further into the intertidal zone than the groups further south. Second row with two visible.
One of a group of five clusters of wooden posts on Balmedie Beach. Probably part of WW2 anti-invasion defences.
NJ 98217 18377 A series of 8 wooden posts all close together unlike those further north up the beach. Some ropes visible from posts. Only visible at low tide. One of a group of five clusters of wooden posts on Balmedie Beach. Probably part of WW2 anti-invasion defences, although these ones are a little different and rope is present.
NJ 98657 19533 Four posts by sand bank (near golf course burn).
One of a group of five clusters of wooden posts on Balmedie Beach. Probably part of WW2 anti-invasion defences.
All sites visited during fieldwork by SCAPE. No additional description.
Information from S. Boyd and J. Hambly - Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE).
