Aberdeenshire HER - NJ91NE0022 - BALMEDIE

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Primary ReferenceNJ91NE0022
NameBALMEDIE
NRHE Card No.NJ91NE18
NRHE Numlink 81393
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 1
Details Pill-box, which may date from World War I. It is one of a group of three pillboxes which stands on the landward side of the dunes of Balmedie Links, overlooking an area of level ground to the west. All three have brick walls with concrete roofs and floors. This, the northernmost (NJ 9769 1764) is polygonal, but with a rounded west face, and measures 5.65m in diameter over walls 0.93m thick. It is equipped with four embrasures distributed around its north and west sides, and the entrance on the south is protected by a baffle. . The interior of each of the pillboxes, which could not be entered on the date of visit, is sub-divided by a wall. See also NJ91NE0020 and NJ91NE0021.
Last Update22/02/2024
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerJG
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National Grid Reference: NJ 9762 1763



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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
PILL-BOXESWORLD WAR I A100
GUN-LOOPS  B100