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Concrete hexagonal pillbox, with an embrasure in each face. Opposite the entrance is an embrasure with a Turnbull mount facing NE. This pillbox was surveyed by the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust on behalf of the Welsh Office Highways Directorate ahead of the upgrading of the A465 road.
(Source: Article 1994)
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | At Blaengwrach, in the angle between a railway embankment and a siding crossing the River Neath. |
Area |
Blaengwrach, Neath Port Talbot, Wales |
Grid reference |
SN 8696 0545
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Extant but condition unknown |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Road construction (Immediate) Detail: Pillbox affected by the upgrading of the A465 Head of the Valleys road. |
Recorder | Locock, Martin |
Defence grouping |
Western Command: Neath Valley Stop Line - Stop Line running along the Neath River from its mouth at Briton Ferry to Glyn Neath Mills. The line is 16 miles long and faces west. |
DOB site reference: | S0007107 |
Reference |
1994/03 The Neath Valley Defences |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |