Newburgh: Pillbox on the banks of the Ythan:: OS grid NK0026 :: Geograph British Isles

NK0026 : Newburgh: Pillbox on the banks of the Ythan

near to Waterside, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain

Newburgh: Pillbox on the banks of the Ythan

This World War 2 pillbox was so placed as to defend the bridge that crosses the Ythan. The beaches to the East would have provided good landing grounds for the Germans but the Ythan Estuary forms a natural barrier to troops attempting to move inland. The bridge was, therefore, of great strategic importance.

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Grid Square: NK0026, 40 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Martyn Gorman (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Thursday, 16 April, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 16 April, 2009
Category: Wartime relics (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NK 000 268 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:19.9041N 2:0.0987W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NK 000 268
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)