NK0023 : Foveran links: wartime defences

near to Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain

Foveran links: wartime defences
Foveran links: wartime defences
A brick and concrete pillbox with iron scaffolding beyond were part of the defences built in the dunes behind the beach in anticipation of an invasion by the Germans in the early 1940s. The beach itself, to the left of this photograph was defended by large concrete tank traps.
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Martyn Gorman   (find more nearby)
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Date Taken
Tuesday, 9 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 10 June, 2009
Category
Wartime relics   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NK 00452 23810 [1m precision]
WGS84: 57:18.2926N 1:59.6485W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NK 00452 23810
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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