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Rattray Line, Pill box 650m East of Rattray House is a concrete defensive structure built during the Second World War as part of Britain's anti-invasion preparations. Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the pillbox formed part of the wider network of fortifications constructed along the east coast of Scotland in anticipation of a potential German invasion following the fall of France in 1940. The structure is typical of the standardised designs employed by the War Office during this period, featuring concrete construction designed to provide defensive positions for machine gun or anti-tank crews. Such pillboxes were strategically positioned throughout the landscape to create interlocking fields of fire and form defensive lines, of which the Rattray Line represents an archaeological record of wartime civil defence infrastructure.
Rattray Line, pill box 650m E of Rattray House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11309. View the official record →
Rattray Line, Pill box 650m East of Rattray House is a concrete defensive structure built during the Second World War as part of Britain's anti-invasion preparations. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11309.
Rattray Line, pill box 650m E of Rattray 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 SM11309.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rattray Line, pill box 585m SE of Rattray House (0.4 km), Rattray Line, pill box 640m SE of Rattray House (0.6 km), Rattray Line, pill box 855m SE of Rattray House (0.7 km).
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