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Site of Fort/Battery. It was recorded in the OSA of 1792 as 'the remains of a square earthen fort, each side being circa 50' in length, is on the coast just south of the estuary of the Esk. The walls were 16' thick, and formerly circa 6' high. Within it was a building used for sheltering men and storing ammunition. Outside the enclosure, and facing the mouth of the river, was an earthen rampart. Tradition states that it was used in Cromwell's time: and it was fortified in 1745. Around 1770, a beacon tower was erected on the site.- Remains of the breastwork still existed in 1858 and a Mr Pert (fisherman) remembered guns being in the old fort during, and after, the French war. In 1958 the OS visited and reported that only a scatter of stones existed at the site of the battery and no feature survived. The 1st edition OS map shows a small length of gently curving earthwork at this point, which has been removed by the time of the 2nd edition OS map. The site was not located during coastal zone assessment survey carried out by SCAPE between February and March 2009 when the site was under plough.
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NO75NW0016 - SCURDIE NESS