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Rattray Line, pill box 55m SE of Rattray Head Shore Station is a concrete defensive structure dating from the Second World War. The pill box forms part of the wider Rattray Line fortification system constructed along the Aberdeenshire coast as part of Britain's anti-invasion preparations during 1940 and 1941. Built to a standard military design, the structure would have housed a small garrison equipped with machine guns or anti-tank weaponry to defend against potential enemy landing attempts. The pill box represents the extensive coastal defence network established by British forces during the critical period following the fall of France and the threat of German invasion.
Rattray Line, pill box 55m SE of Rattray Head Shore Station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11307. View the official record →
Rattray Line, pill box 55m SE of Rattray Head Shore Station is a concrete defensive structure dating from the Second World War. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11307.
Rattray Line, pill box 55m SE of Rattray Head Shore Station 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 SM11307.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rattray Line, pill box 585m SE of Rattray House (1.8 km), Rattray Line, pill box 640m SE of Rattray House (2 km), Rattray Line, pill box 855m SE of Rattray House (2.1 km).
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