2005

NK0023 : World War 2 beach defences

taken 20 years ago, near to Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

World War 2 beach defences
World War 2 beach defences
Remains of beach defences made from metal scaffolding in the sand dunes on Foveran Links. Erected in 1940 and probably designed to impede the movements of tanks and troops or to stop gliders from landing.

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Category: Wartime relics
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Beach at Foveran Links [17] · Sand Dunes [13] · Dunes on Foveran Links [11] · Remains [6] ·
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NK0023, 81 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Martyn Gorman   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 2 October, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 26 May, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NK 002 234 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:18.0716N 1:59.8995W
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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