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Anti-tank blocks in two groups; the larger group is to the east, the smaller to the north. The eastern group has 27 concrete blocks. Contemporary graffiti reads '7-10-40', and '14/10/40' (see attached sheet). The western group has 3 concrete blocks. All the blcoks were constructed with concrete shuttering.
(Source: Field Visit 1988/03)
Type of site | ANTI TANK BLOCK |
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Location | Burnside beach, Thurso Bay. |
Area |
Thurso, Highland, Scotland |
Grid reference |
ND 1073 6911
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Guttridge, Andrew |
Defence grouping |
Highland coast defences - Coastal crust defences |
Attached Sheets | (2)- plan and drawings of graffiti |
Photographs |
(3) - general views, 1 DIGITISED |
DOB site reference: | S0013623 |
Event |
Field Visit, In the period 1985 2001/08 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |