Forth Defences, Inner, Dalmeny Battery, Landward Defences, Mons Hill
Pillbox (First World War)(Possible), Trench (First World War)
Site Name Forth Defences, Inner, Dalmeny Battery, Landward Defences, Mons Hill
Classification Pillbox (First World War)(Possible), Trench (First World War)
Alternative Name(s) Hound Point Landward Defences
Canmore ID 332143
Site Number NT17NE 308
NGR NT 15205 78352
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/332143
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Dalmeny
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County West Lothian
Note (20 August 2013)
For other Dalmeny Battery defences see NT17NW 177.03
A defended position possibly a trench or pillbox (blockhouse) is shown on a map of 1916 on War Office file (The National Archives WO 78/4396). It is surrounded by a barbed wire enclosure within which is a circle and a rectangular feature.
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 20 August 2013
Project (March 2013 - September 2013)
A project to characterise the quantity and quality of the Scottish resource of known surviving remains of the First World War. Carried out in partnership between Historic Scotland and RCAHMS.
