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Pillbox 14, according to documentary evidence (Royal Fusiliers' map). Immediately behind coastal cliff; scheduled as SM 15534, AI 147184. Of hexagonal plan and of concrete block construction, its rear face and entrance is now exposed at the back of the enlarged boatyard area that the Duchy is creating here. Square embrasures. Entrance passage. Turf-covered concrete roof. Overgrown.
(Source: Field Visit 1999)
Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
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Location | Headland between Thomas's Porth and Porthloo, on NE corner of St. Mary's Harbour. |
Area |
St. Mary's, Cornwall, England |
Grid reference |
SV 9085 1120
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1964)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Concrete Block |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The pillbox is heavily overgrown. |
Recorder | Harvey, Alwyn (Fortress Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
Scilly Isles defences - Defences of the Isles of Scilly. |
Attached Sheets | (10) - site location map; print-outs of site descriptions from NMR; pages with attached photographs. |
Photographs |
![]() ![]() (8) - 2 interior views: 6 exterior and site views (2 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0012521 |
Associated Identifier | Scheduled Monument (ref: SM 15534, AI 147184) |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1999 |