Ardrossan, Dalry Road
Road Block (20th Century)
Site Name Ardrossan, Dalry Road
Classification Road Block (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Eglinton Road
Canmore ID 282166
Site Number NS24SW 231
NGR NS 2321 4307
NGR Description c.NS 2321 4307
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/282166
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Ardrossan
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Ayrshire
NS24SW 231 c.2321 4307
See also NS24SW 232
On the W side of Dalry Road about 50m N of the junction with Eglinton Road are a group of rectangular holes designed to take vertical girders as part of a road block. Seven are on the W side of the road and the eighth is on the E side.
Vertical girders were inserted into the holes, which originally extended across the road to form an anti-tank barrier in the event of an invasion.
No mention is made of these defences in Redfern (Redfern 1998), though the stretches of beach obstructions are noted.
Information from RCAHMS (DE), Mr P Taylor, MS879/, April 2002
