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The remains of a type 25 pillbox situated on top of a low cliff at the edge of the Ringstead Beach slipway. All that remains is the 9ins thick concrete base upon which the pillbox was constructed and approximately 21ins of the walls. The base extends out from the walls by approx. 14ins. Only part of the front elevation remains visible. The rest is buried under the cliff top. 4 quarter inch iron reinforcing rods are visible protruding from the walls.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/11/10)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/25) |
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Location | Edge of Ringstead Beach slipway, Ringstead, nr. Weymouth. |
Area |
Osmington, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 7508 8133
(Scale: 1:25000
)
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Very Bad |
Materials | Concrete, Iron |
Threats |
Type: Coastal erosion (Medium Term) Detail: Danger of total destruction by further coastal erosion. |
Recorder | Matthews, Graham G. |
Defence grouping |
Dorset coast defences - Defences of the Dorset coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs | (1) - external view (attached to form) |
Adjacent sites | RAF Ringstead radar site and pillboxes at SY 74928137; SY 75708145; SY 75848145. |
DOB site reference: | S0000064 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/11/10 |