What is recorded here
Oakwell Road still carries a possible second World War road block in Castle Douglas. Concrete or soil may hide beneath the surface, waiting for rain to reveal the shape of human fear. The town has lived around that buried marker ever since, carrying the weight of a boundary drawn in haste.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castle Douglas, Oakwell Road as Road Block (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.
Places near here
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Castle Douglas StationRailway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 133 yd
Castle Douglas, Oakwell RoadSpigot Mortar Mounting (second World War)(possible) · 166 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 169 yd
Dunmuir HillFort (period Unassigned) · 579 yd
ErnespieStanding Stone(s) (prehistoric), Stone Circle (neolithic) - (bronze Age)(possible) · 835 yd
Garden HillMountain / peak · 972 yd
Ernespie HillMountain / peak · 1409 yd
Ducking IslandWood · 1433 yd
Bird HideViewpoint · 1.6 mi
Threave CastleArtillery Fortification (15th Century), Castle (medieval), Harbour (14th Century) · 1.9 mi
DrumskellyNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 2.8 mi
Torglass WoodWood · 2.8 miOther information
Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0