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Pillbox, part of road block on E end of bridge. Badly overgrown.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/07/28)
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | NW of Downs Farm, Donyatt on E end of road bridge over disused railway, on W flank of Herne Hill. |
Area |
Donyatt, Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 342 139
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1985)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Subsidence (Medium Term) Detail: Beginning to lean down a steep embankment due to undermining: may require action to prevent collapse in the not too distant future. Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: Pillbox is badly overgrown. |
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. |
Adjacent sites | Pillboxes at ST 342138, and anti-tank obstacles from ST 342140 to ST 342137. |
DOB site reference: | S0002953 |
Original Reference | 8342 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1997/07/28 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |