Burghead Bay
Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Burghead Bay
Classification Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Anti-invasion Beaches; Roseisle Forest
Canmore ID 249744
Site Number NJ06NE 2.03
NGR NJ 09302 65036
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/249744
- Council Moray
- Parish Kinloss
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ06NE 2.03 09302 65036
A series of pillboxes and anti-tank blocks run around the bay. At NJ 1038 6584, there is a pillbox sliding down the dunes.
Visited by Mr J Guy, 3 December 1992.
NMRS, MS/712/10; MS 810/1
A WW II pillbox, forming part of the coastal defence line of anti-tank blocks which run from NJ 0921 6500 to NJ 0999 6548 along the coast is situated immediately above the high tide level. The pillbox and anti-tank blocks are visible on wartime oblique air photographs (RAF 241F, B12, flown 26 February 1941). The structure is shown on the OS digital 1:2500 scale map.
Information from RCAHMD (DE), August 2003
