What is recorded here
Oakwell Road still hides a possible spigot mortar mounting from the second World War, waiting beneath grass or gravel instead of display. That is a gun platform, not a museum diorama, so it belongs to military history and stays out of ordinary game play.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Douglas, Oakwell Road as Spigot Mortar Mounting (second World War)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
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Photo: Billy McCrorie · CC BY-SA 2.0