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This pillbox was sited to the N of Porthcurno village, just on E edge of only road entrance to the village. It was one of 3 pillboxes defending this road - all within about 100 yards of each other. It was semi-underground for camouflage purposes, but was demolished after the war during road widening operations. One of these 3 pillboxes still exists and is a type 24.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/09/25)
Square (or possibly hexagonal) pillbox plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1946/05/13)


      

        Type of site
        PILLBOX
      

      

        Location
        Situated in field on side of only road entrance to Porthcurno village.

      

      

        Area
        
 
 St. Levan, Cornwall, England

        		
       

      

        Grid reference
        
            SW 3818 2316
             (Scale: 1:10000
              , 1980)
            

        		
      

      

        Period
        WW2

      

      

        Condition
        Removed

      

      

        Materials
        
            Reinforced Concrete
        
      

      

        Recorder
        Harvey, Alwyn (Fortress Study Group)
      

      

        Defence grouping
        
 
 Cornwall coast defences - Defences of the Cornwall coastal crust. 

        		
      

      

        Photographs
        
     (1) - site view (attached to form).  
      

      

        Adjacent sites
        9 other pillboxes defending Porthcurno.

      

      

        DOB site reference:
        S0003266

      

      

        Original Reference
        8685
      

      

        Reference
        
             1946/05/13 3G/TUD/UK/210 (fr.5060)

        		
      


      

        Event
        
            Field Visit, On 1996/09/25 

            Construction, In the period 1940 1941

            Destruction, Before 1996 

        		
      

    



  




    

				













    

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