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Type 24 pillbox of concrete, with external brick facing. Concrete base overlaps pillbox which has an anti-ricochet wall internally. Faces due S. Concrete roof with earth covering.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/11/05)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | Adjoining B3095 road from Heytesbury to Sutton Veny, 100 metres W of Cotley Hill roundabout, Norton Bavant. |
Area |
Norton Bavant, Wiltshire, England |
Grid reference |
ST 915 429
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1987)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Recorder | Bartlett, David |
Defence grouping |
Southern Command: River Wylye Stop Line - Stop line running NW from Salisbury to meet the GHQ Line (Green) south of Bath, making use of the River Wylye for much of its length, and via Warminster and Frome. |
Attached Sheets | (2) - plans and elevations. |
Adjacent sites | Other pillboxes in Norton Bavant. |
DOB site reference: | S0000255 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/11/05 Field Visit, On 1996/11/07 Field Visit, On 2001/09/18 |