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Anti-tank cubes. Approx. 15 cubes in a row that curves to the W at N end. At N end the cubes seem to have been moved out of line. Each cube has marks of vertical shuttering on sides.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/03/26)
Some 68 concrete cubes, with one principal line with the grid refs. of this record [see also UORN 11727]. Many cubes overgrown. The line runs to the sand dunes above the beach. 4ft cubes (approx) with 3ft - 4ft between them.
(Source: Field Visit 2002/07/02)
Type of site | CUBE |
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Location | SE of bridge leading to car park and beach, S of Walberswick |
Area |
Walberswick, Suffolk, England |
Grid reference |
TM 50028 74525
TM 49987 74660 (Scale: 1:25000 , 1999) TM 50019 74623 (Scale: 1:25000 , 1999) |
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: Many of the cubes are overgrown. |
Recorder | Burden, Susannah |
Defence grouping |
Suffolk coast defences - Defences of the Suffolk coastline and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs |
(2) - general views |
DOB site reference: | S0011726 |
Associated Identifier | Suffolk SMR (ref: XS19410) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2000/03/26 |