Defence of Britain Database Anti-invasion record: S0000431

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Pillbox with 6 sides, 3 of which face the railway line (approx. 9ft wide), and 2 (10ft wide) towards Minehead and Taunton. The landward side, with door, is 16ft wide. The overall height is approx. 8ft, with turf on top possibly from original camouflage. Concrete walls have battens inset to hold wood cladding to disguise as signal box.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/03/05)
Hexagonal structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet. Faces NNE.
(Source: Map 1972)
Type 24 pillbox, concrete-faced (possibly originally with brick shuttering). Steel surrounds and visors to embrasures still in place. Faces N. Excellent condition. No public access.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/16)
Pillbox, with camouflage in position as it has a pitched roof, seen in oblique air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1941/06/27)

Type of site	PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
Location	On landward side (S) of railway line at Ker Moor near Dunster.
Area	Dunster, Somerset, England
Grid reference	ST 00999 43737 (Scale: 1:2500 , 1972)
Period	WW2
Condition	Good
Materials	Clay Brick, Corrugated Iron, Reinforced Concrete, Wood
Recorder	Astell, K.W. (West Somerset Archaeological Society)
Defence grouping	Somerset coast defences - Defences of the Somerset coast line and immediate hinterland.
Attached Sheets	(2) - photocopies of photographs.
Photographs	(2) - exterior views (photocopies, 1 by Mike Osborne)
Adjacent sites	Part of Dunster Beach / Blue Anchor defences.
DOB site reference:	S0000431
Reference	1941/06/27 ST 0143/7 (fr.048)
Event	Field Visit, On 1996/03/05 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/01/16