Aberdeenshire HER - NK02SW0068 - SANDS OF FORVIE

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Primary ReferenceNK02SW0068
NameSANDS OF FORVIE
NRHE Card No.NK02SW4
NRHE Numlink 88836
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details A line of anti-tank blocks run along the edge of the beach northwards from the pillbox (NK02SW0004). . A review of vulnerable beaches from April-Oct 1941 included Forvie, identified as being 'blocked with mines'. Later the whole of the beach, some 2km, was blocked by a line of cubes which are visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s. Mine clearance took place in 1944.
Last Update12/07/2022
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerCP
Date of Compilation12/07/2022

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