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Pill box 855m SE of Rattray House is a concrete defensive structure dating from the Second World War. Located in Aberdeenshire, this pillbox formed part of the wider network of anti-invasion fortifications constructed across Scotland during the early 1940s in response to the threat of German invasion. The structure is of standard wartime design, built to house machine-gun positions and provide protected observation posts for defending key strategic locations. Such pillboxes were typically positioned to cover approaches and vulnerable terrain, and many survive today as important archaeological remains documenting Britain's home defence preparations during 1940-1941.
Rattray Line, pill box 855m SE of Rattray House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11312. View the official record →
Pill box 855m SE of Rattray House is a concrete defensive structure dating from the Second World War. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11312.
Rattray Line, pill box 855m SE 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 SM11312.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rattray Line, pill box 640m SE of Rattray House (0.2 km), Rattray Line, pill box 585m SE of Rattray House (0.3 km), Rattray Line, pill box 1150m SSE of Home Farm (0.5 km).
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