What is recorded here
Castle Green and Broughty Ferry Battery stood as tiered coastal defences through both world wars, watching the Tay for invasion. Gun emplacements and observation posts dotted the ferry shore, turning leisure land into a kill zone. The sea gave up no warning, only pressure, while men waited in concrete for ships that never came.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Tay Defences, Castle Green, Broughty Ferry Battery as Coastal Battery (20th Century), Coastal Battery (second World War), Coastal Battery (first World War). 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 Tay Defences, including the Castle Green and Broughty Ferry Battery, were constructed and upgraded during the 20th century, notably in the First and Second World Wars, to protect the strategic Firth of Tay estuary. These defences are remembered for their role in coastal artillery and as part of Scotland's wider military infrastructure during global conflicts.
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Places near here
Beach and pathwayBeach · 31 yd
Broughty Ferry Beach Management notice boardBeach · 64 yd
Broughty Ferry, Mill StreetWindmill (18th Century) · 64 yd
Tay Defences, Broughty Ferry, Submarine Mining StationSubmarine Mining Station (first World War), Submarine Mining Station (20th Century) · 76 yd
Castle Green playground, Broughty FerryCastle, fort or tower · 103 yd
Holocaust Memorial PlaqueMemorial · 107 yd
Rough sea at Broughty Ferry HarbourHeritage place · 109 yd
Holocaust Memorial GardenMemorial · 114 yd
Adventure playground on Castle GreenCastle, fort or tower · 122 yd
Dundee, Broughty CastleNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 142 yd
Dundee, Broughty Ferry Harbour, Wind DialSculpture (21st Century) · 228 yd
Roofert RockNamed rock · 1.1 mi