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Pillbox, irregular hexagon, blast wall at door.
(Source: Field Visit 1994/06/12)
Concrete infantry pillbox near the old coastguard station.
(Source: Field Visit 2001/07/02)
Hexagonal concrete-faced pillbox of variant type - the local type with long forward face with four small embrasures in line side by side. Attached loopholed blast wall, with entrance on the E side. Two steps down to interior which can be entered. Concrete block construction inside. Very good condition. Faces N. No public access - on private land.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/04/29)
Hexagonal pillbox plotted from air photograph. It faces N.
(Source: Air Photograph 1969/04/06)
Irregular shaped structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1971)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
|---|---|
| Location | On Bonfire Hill, N of the Coast Guard Station, Speeton. |
| Area |
Reighton, Yorkshire, North, England |
| Grid reference |
TA 14679 74870
(Scale: 1:2500
)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Concrete Block, Reinforced Concrete |
| Recorder | Dawes, George (Pillbox Study Group) |
| Defence grouping |
North Yorkshire coast defences - Coastal crust and hinterland defences |
| Attached Sheets | (1) - site location map. |
| Photographs |
(1) - site view. |
| DOB site reference: | S0002776 |
| Original Reference | 8138 |
| Reference |
1969/04/06 OS 69047 (fr.212) |
| Event |
Field Visit, On 1994/07/31 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2001/07/02 Field Visit, On 2003/04/29 |
