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Gryffe Wraes Cottage anti-aircraft site is a Second World War defensive installation located in Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated 185 metres west-north-west of Gryffe Wraes Cottage. The site occupies ground underlain by Dinantian extrusive rocks of Mississippian age, comprising mafic lava and mafic tuff that form part of the ancient volcanic landscape of central Scotland. This geological foundation provided solid bedrock for the installation of anti-aircraft defences during the war years.
Anti-aircraft sites of this period were typically equipped with gun emplacements, searchlight positions, or barrage balloon stations, arranged to defend strategically important areas from aerial attack. The Renfrewshire location reflects the industrial significance of the region during the Second World War, when such defences were established across Scotland to protect against German air raids.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference number SM12895, recognising its archaeological and historical importance as evidence of Scotland's wartime defensive infrastructure. The remains preserve physical traces of the civil defence effort undertaken across the nation during 1939 to 1945.
Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12895. View the official record →
Gryffe Wraes Cottage anti-aircraft site is a Second World War defensive installation located in Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated 185 metres west-north-west of Gryffe Wraes Cottage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12895.
Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of 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 SM12895.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ranfurly Castle, Bridge of Weir (1.8 km), Castle Hill, motte, Bridge of Weir (1.9 km), Castle Hill, enclosure 260m SE of East Barnaigh (4.3 km).
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Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Dinantian, bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.