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Rattray Head, Type 24 Pillbox

Pillbox (20th Century)

Site Name Rattray Head, Type 24 Pillbox

Classification Pillbox (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Rattray Head Anti-tank Line; Lighthouse Shore Station; Rattray Head Shore Station

Canmore ID 203987

Site Number NK15NW 1.01

NGR NK 10325 57646

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/203987

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  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Crimond
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Banff And Buchan
  • Former County Aberdeenshire

Archaeology Notes

NK15NW 1.01 10325 57646

Pillbox shown on current OS digital 1:2500 scale map.

Information from RCAHMS (DE), September 2003.

Scheduled as 'Rattray Line, pill box 55m SE of Rattray Head Shore Station... the remains of a well-preserved pill box situated behind a dune system.'

Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 9 May 2005.

Activities

Field Visit (October 2022)

NK 10331 57661 A well-preserved type 22 pillbox.

Visited during fieldwork by SCAPE. No additional description.

Information from S. Boyd and J. Hambly - Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE).

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