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Hexagonal pillbox with what appears to be an open central LAA chamber.
(Source: Field Visit 1992/08/22)
Type 27 hexagonal pillbox with anti-aircraft pit in the centre. Unusual design in the form of an 'uncoiling hexagon', with one extended side creating the space for an entrance. The embrasures and entrance have been bricked up. The pillbox is shown on the Landranger 1:50,000 sheet.
[with plan drawn on form].
(Source: Field Visit 2001/08/17)
Type 27 pillbox; 8 sides, 7 loopholes, door, and well in roof for light anti-aircraft gun.
(Source: Field Visit 1992/08/28)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/27) |
|---|---|
| Location | On E edge of King's Links golf course, beside the Esplanade, Aberdeen. |
| Area |
Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Grid reference |
NJ 9531 0875
(Scale: 1:50000
)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
| Recorder | Osborne, Mike (Defence of Britain Project) |
| Defence grouping |
Aberdeen defences - City of Aberdeen defences along the Rivers Don and Dee. |
| Attached Sheets | (1) - sheet with photocopied photographs. |
| Photographs |
(4) - 3 exterior images, 1 interior (1 DIGITISED). |
| DOB site reference: | S0011563 |
| Associated Identifier | Scottish NMR (ref: NJ90NE25) |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2001/08/17 Field Visit, On 1992/08/22 |
