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Rectangular pillbox disguised as Gothic 'folly' tower (camouflage).
(Source: Field Visit )
Pillbox built within earlier stone 'folly' tower.
(Source: Photograph 1985)
Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
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Location | Holyhead, Anglesey. |
Area |
Holyhead, Anglesey, Isle of, Wales |
Grid reference |
SH 237 837
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete, Stone |
Recorder | Osborne, Mike (Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
Holyhead defences - Perimeter defences of the port of Holyhead, Anglesey Isle of Anglesey defences - Defences of Anglesey, North Wales. |
DOB site reference: | S0007014 |
Reference |
1985 Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences Pillbox Typology Part 3: Square and Rectangular Types |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |