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Torry Battery is a coastal defensive fortification situated 130 metres east-south-east of the Old South Breakwater in Kincardineshire, Scotland. The battery occupies bedrock of the Argyll Group, Neoproterozoic deposits composed of psammite, semipelite and pelite that underlie much of this stretch of the north-eastern Scottish coast. This ancient metamorphic foundation provided a stable platform for the installation of artillery emplacements designed to defend the harbour and anchorage below.
The battery represents the strategic importance attached to Kincardineshire's maritime defences during the period of its construction and operation. Its position on the elevated geology overlooking the breakwater and harbour demonstrates the careful selection of defensive sites to command approaches to the shore. The monument remains protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of Scotland's coastal military heritage.
Torry Battery, battery 130m ESE of Old South Breakwater is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9215. View the official record →
Torry Battery is a coastal defensive fortification situated 130 metres east-south-east of the Old South Breakwater in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9215.
Torry Battery, battery 130m ESE of Old South Breakwater 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 SM9215.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Fittick's Church, Aberdeen (0.7 km), Balnagask motte, Baxter Place, Aberdeen (1 km), Tullos Cairn, cairn (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Torry Battery, battery 130m ESE of Old South Breakwater's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Torry Battery, battery 130m ESE of Old South Breakwater stands on Argyll Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite, semipelite and pelite.