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Rattray Line, pill box 960m NNW of Annachie Bridge is a concrete defensive structure dating from the Second World War. The pillbox forms part of the Rattray Line, a series of anti-tank obstacles and defensive positions constructed across Aberdeenshire in the early 1940s as part of Britain's coastal defence strategy against potential German invasion. Built to standard military specifications of the period, the structure would have been designed to provide protected firing positions for infantry or anti-tank weaponry. The site represents the archaeological remains of Britain's extensive wartime fortification programme and survives as evidence of the defensive preparations undertaken in north-east Scotland during the Second World War.
Rattray Line, pill box 960m NNW of Annachie Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11314. View the official record →
Rattray Line, pill box 960m NNW of Annachie Bridge is a concrete defensive structure dating from the Second World War. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11314.
Rattray Line, pill box 960m NNW of Annachie Bridge 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 SM11314.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rattray Line, pill box 1550m SSE of Home Farm (0.6 km), Rattray Line, pill box 80m E of Annachie Bridge (1 km), Rattray Line, pill box 1150m SSE of Home Farm (1.1 km).
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