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Innes Links
Anti Tank Blocks (20th Century), Pillbox (20th Century)
Site Name Innes Links
Classification Anti Tank Blocks (20th Century), Pillbox (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Spey Bay Anti-invasion Beach Defences
Canmore ID 225966
Site Number NJ26NE 14.01
NGR NJ 29697 67175
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/225966
- Council Moray
- Parish Urquhart
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NJ26NE 14.01 29693 67175
A pillbox at NJ 2841 6781 situated at the end of a line of anti-tank blocks and about 250m SE of Innes Links Coast battery. The pillbox is built of concrete and measures about 16ft by 8ft. There is one door with a blast wall and five large and two smaller loopholes.
J Guy 1992; NMRS MS 810/1, 100 (Vol.2)
A pillbox and single line of anti-tank blocks, which form part of a coastal defence line from Kingston to the River Lossie is visible on Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs taken in 1945 (106G/UK 750: 5011-12). The line of anti-tank blocks is continuous to the W at NJ 2740 6827 and to the E at NJ 3317 6584 (NJ36NW 5.01).
Information from RCAHMS (DE), November 2002.
