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Concrete cylinder approx. 8ft diameter and 8in wall thickness, with steel ring set into top edge. Part buried on beach.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/08/28)
Type of site | COAST ARTILLERY SEARCHLIGHT |
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Location | On Hunmanby Sands below Primrose Valley Caravan Camp. |
Area |
Filey, Yorkshire, North, England |
Grid reference |
TA 1228 7866
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1986)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Very Bad |
Materials | Concrete, Steel |
Threats |
Type: Coastal erosion (Immediate) Detail: Continuing sea action is slowly destroying this site totally. |
Recorder | Dawes, George (Pillbox Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
North Yorkshire coast defences - Coastal crust and hinterland defences |
Photographs |
(2) - site views (1 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0012482 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1995/08/28 |