2010

NK0024 : Newburgh: pillbox at the mouth of the River Ythan

taken 14 years ago, near to Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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Newburgh: pillbox at the mouth of the River Ythan
Newburgh: pillbox at the mouth of the River Ythan
A pillbox built in 1940 to defend the mouth of the River Ythan. The Ythan is currently moving to the north and in doing so has exposed the ancient rocky shore that underlies the current sandy beach.

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Category: Wartime relics
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Newburgh Beach [27] · Mouth of the River Ythan at Newburgh [19] ·
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NK0024, 142 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Martyn Gorman   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 21 February, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 24 February, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NK 008 243 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:18.5567N 1:59.3019W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NK 008 243
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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