A temporary road block was erected on what is now Giles Lane by the 9th Royal Fusiliers, probably to defend one of their sites in the vicinity. It had been sited and the materials were in place by 13 May 1940. It was intended to be established and then abandoned, and the road left open. It was at the approximate site of the present pedestrian crossing west of the Grimond Building and University Library. This stretch of Giles Lane did not yet exist and the roadblock was deep within woodland (perhaps this was a woodland track).
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : Yes
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Tourism Potential :
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit :

9 Royal Fusiliers, 01/01/40, War Diary 9 Royal Fusiliers 1940 (Unpublished document). SKE15410.

9 Royal Fusiliers, 01/01/40, War Diary 9 Royal Fusiliers 1940 (Unpublished document). Ske15410.