While browsing Morrison's photos of the area I noticed at least one of the clearly shown the entrace of this pillbox. Try took look at the photo with Record Identifier: olvwork348598.
On a hill side with no camoulflage these structures are easy targets of heavy guns.
Here's a link to the Hedda Morrison photo. If I'm looking at the right part of the photo the pillbox looks to be in a shallow dip. It seems an odd choice of location for a pillbox?
This would appear to be Aberdeen PB 2, PB 1 is at the dam wall.
Account of Naval Operations held at National Archives, Kew.
Paraphrase: The Forward Line ran from Mt Cameron south face, PB2, Bennett's Hill, Island Road. There was a gap between the Canadians south of Mt Cameron - PB2, to other units on Bennett's Hill. 19/12. Major Giles RM, set up temporary HQ at PB2 to establish the line to Bennett's Hill. 25/12. Certain other parties did, however, make their way further west and attacked our positions in the vicinity of Aberdeen Upper Reservoir and PB1.
I will repost gradually. The porblem is I had only organized the photos by date of visit without properly marking up the folders for the locations involved. Might take a while to sort it through.
If you zoom it in, the entrace of the Pillbox 2 would be visible very clearly as a cutting into the slope. If you use the small hill at the very middle of the photo as a start, the entrace would be at around the 1000 o'clock direction. Quite easy to spot.
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Re: Pillbox near Upper Aberdeen Reservoir
Hi there,
While browsing Morrison's photos of the area I noticed at least one of the clearly shown the entrace of this pillbox. Try took look at the photo with Record Identifier: olvwork348598.
On a hill side with no camoulflage these structures are easy targets of heavy guns.
Best Regards,
T
Here's a link to the Hedda
Here's a link to the Hedda Morrison photo. If I'm looking at the right part of the photo the pillbox looks to be in a shallow dip. It seems an odd choice of location for a pillbox?
Regards, David
Aberdeen Reservoir PB's
This would appear to be Aberdeen PB 2, PB 1 is at the dam wall.
Account of Naval Operations held at National Archives, Kew.
Paraphrase: The Forward Line ran from Mt Cameron south face, PB2, Bennett's Hill, Island Road. There was a gap between the Canadians south of Mt Cameron - PB2, to other units on Bennett's Hill. 19/12. Major Giles RM, set up temporary HQ at PB2 to establish the line to Bennett's Hill. 25/12. Certain other parties did, however, make their way further west and attacked our positions in the vicinity of Aberdeen Upper Reservoir and PB1.
Rob's notes
Aberdeen PB 2, Aberdeen Reservoir
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Intact
Date of last visit: Aug-1995
Ref: ROB-00684
Other: Sealed closed
Photos of PB2
Hi T - the links to the photos on Multiply don't work. Will you be reposting?
Re: Photos of PB2
Hi there,
I will repost gradually. The porblem is I had only organized the photos by date of visit without properly marking up the folders for the locations involved. Might take a while to sort it through.
Thanks & Best Regards,
T
Thanks
Cheers!
Pillbox in the Aberdeen Reservoir area [1940- ]
Hello Ddavid,
I wish you well.
I was looking at Hedda Morrison's image re https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/ids:6179066$1i
Kindly put marker of the PB 2 on the provided image.
Thank you so much.
Alexander Macdonald
Re: Location of PB2 in Morrison's photo
Hi There,
If you zoom it in, the entrace of the Pillbox 2 would be visible very clearly as a cutting into the slope. If you use the small hill at the very middle of the photo as a start, the entrace would be at around the 1000 o'clock direction. Quite easy to spot.
T
Aberdeen Pillbox
Was this pillbox ever in action?