Roseisle Beach, Moray Coast, Pillboxes + Anti Tank

streetbeat85 · 2nd Jun 09, 15:59

Roseisle Beach stretches 6 miles along the Moray firth coast from findhorn to Burghead,

In the 1940s the beach was used by the American and Canadian Military to train for the D-Day landings of WW2,

There are around 15 pillboxes of various design Positioned evenly along the beach, at a guess several thousand anti tank blocks (far to many to count anyway!

), wooden anti landing devices and various other concrete prefab structures.

There are also 8 amphibious Valentine tanks, sunk off the coastline during this training in Burghead bay and Findhorn Bay, These have never been retrieved, some have been photographed by diving enthusiasts and can be viewed elsewhere on the web.

The shoreline at Roseisle suffers from constant errosion and this is causing the structures to subside and sink into the sand....

Looking East towards findhorn, 7 of the pillboxed visable along the beach

Prefab Staircase

Tank Traps

The subsidence makes access a little tight to some boxes.

Looking West towards Burghead

Not to sure of what these were for , any ideas?

Anti landing

A Nimrod from Nearby RAF Kinloss is visible circling in the background.

You wouldnt go hungry in here!

Thanks for looking!

2nd Jun 09, 15:59	#1
streetbeat85 Regular Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Moray, Scotland Age: 30 Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanks received: 0	Roseisle Beach, Moray Coast, Pillboxes + Anti Tank Roseisle Beach stretches 6 miles along the Moray firth coast from findhorn to Burghead, In the 1940s the beach was used by the American and Canadian Military to train for the D-Day landings of WW2, There are around 15 pillboxes of various design Positioned evenly along the beach, at a guess several thousand anti tank blocks (far to many to count anyway!), wooden anti landing devices and various other concrete prefab structures. There are also 8 amphibious Valentine tanks, sunk off the coastline during this training in Burghead bay and Findhorn Bay, These have never been retrieved, some have been photographed by diving enthusiasts and can be viewed elsewhere on the web. The shoreline at Roseisle suffers from constant errosion and this is causing the structures to subside and sink into the sand.... Looking East towards findhorn, 7 of the pillboxed visable along the beach Prefab Staircase Tank Traps The subsidence makes access a little tight to some boxes. Looking West towards Burghead Not to sure of what these were for , any ideas? Anti landing A Nimrod from Nearby RAF Kinloss is visible circling in the background. You wouldnt go hungry in here! Thanks for looking!