Monument record MHG50928 - WWII Pillbox - Donkey Bridge, Invergordon

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Grid reference Centred NH 6973 6886 (20m by 20m)
Map sheet NH66NE
Civil Parish ROSSKEEN

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NMRS Report: (09/07/2007 09:15:40)
NH66NE 136 6970 6885

A WW II pillbox 2.5m by 2.5m. Upstanding to 1.5m (remainder buried beneath shingle). Rear blocked by tipped quarried stone acting as erosion control for road.
Interior half depth filled with shingle.
CFA/MORA Coastal Assessment Survey 1998.

The building was investigated in 2015 as part of the ARCH project 'Invergordon in World War I'. A square WWII pillbox is currently on the shore, not in its original position and buried in other rubble. <2>

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  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2008. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 289561.
  • <2> Dataset: ARCH. 2015. Invergordon in World War I. Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). Digital. Site 168.

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Feb 29 2016 2:44PM

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