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20 anti-tank 'dragon's teeth' on W embankment of old railway line. There also appears to be a demolition chamber sunk into the bed of the railway line at this point.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/11/01)
Type of site | PIMPLE |
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Location | On course of old railway, SW of New Hayes Farm, SE of Chard. |
Area |
Chard, Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 3397 0870
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1982)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Thomson, L.E.J. |
Defence grouping |
Southern Command: Taunton Stop Line - Stop line running N - S through Somerset and South Devon - from Highbridge to Seaton via Taunton. Chard anti-tank island - Defences of Chard anti-tank island (1942, a 'centre of resistance', and later 1943, a category 'B' nodal point) Cassini ref. T7529. [Source: Western Area Defence Scheme, 1941 - PRO WO 166/1251]. |
DOB site reference: | S0000266 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/11/01 |