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Cowie Line, pill boxes and anti-tank blocks 200m SW–275m SE of Ury House is a Second World War anti-invasion defensive installation located in Kincardineshire, Scotland. The site comprises concrete pill boxes and anti-tank blocks positioned as part of the wider Cowie Line, a chain of defensive works constructed along the Aberdeenshire coast during 1940–1941 to counter the anticipated threat of German invasion. These structures represent the material expression of Britain's home defence strategy in the early Second World War period, reflecting contemporary military assessments of vulnerability along the northeastern Scottish coastline. The surviving remains at this location preserve evidence of the rapid fortification programme undertaken in response to the fall of France and the heightened invasion risk of 1940–1941.
Cowie Line, pill boxes & anti-tank blocks 200m SW-275m SE of Ury House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6439. View the official record →
Cowie Line, pill boxes and anti-tank blocks 200m SW–275m SE of Ury House is a Second World War anti-invasion defensive installation located in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6439.
Cowie Line, pill boxes & anti-tank blocks 200m SW-275m SE of Ury House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM6439.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cowie Line, pill box & anti-tank blocks 450m W of Ury House (0.7 km), Unenclosed settlement, 250m NW of cemetery, Kirkton of Fetteresso (1.6 km), Cowie Line, pill box & anti-tank blocks ESE of Rickarton House (2 km).
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