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Approximately 6 'dragon's teeth' anti-tank obstacles in and near stream on bridleway by small bridge. Most overgrown, and at least one has fallen on its side.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/07/31)
Type of site | PIMPLE |
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Location | On 'The Drift' bridleway on S side of Forton - Whitegate road, Horn Moor, nr. Forton. |
Area |
Chard, Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 3431 0690
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1982)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
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. Forton anti-tank island - Defences of Forton anti-tank island [by 1943 there is no mention of an anti-tank island here]. Cassini ref. T7728. [Source: Western Area Defence Scheme, 1941 - PRO WO 166/1251]. |
Adjacent sites | 2 type 24 pillboxes at ST 34300693 and ST 34310700. |
DOB site reference: | S0000303 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/07/31 |