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Hexagonal type 22 pillbox with 6 embrasures, including a small one to the rear. Reinforced concrete, with wooden shuttering. Internal 'baffle'. There is no evidence of embrasure shutters, although there are the remains of wooden shelving. This pillbox is built in an isolated position, and is clearly skylined on a ridge: with W main arc of defence.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/08)
Official Name | RAF Wroughton |
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Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
Location | Beranburh field, RAF Wroughton, nr. Swindon. |
Area |
Wroughton, Swindon, England |
Grid reference |
SU 1594 7875
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Knapper, S.J. |
Defence grouping |
RAF Wroughton defences - Ground defences of the airfield of RAF Wroughton. |
Photographs | (2) - exterior views (on attached sheet) |
Adjacent sites | Other RAF Wroughton defences. |
DOB site reference: | S0000257 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1996/06 |