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Type 26 pillbox with a large MG embrasure, covering the approaches to the road bridge carrying the B4521 crossing over the River Gavenny. The pillbox is some distance from the road so a detailed inspection is not possible. The pillbox occupies a small hill feature and is semi-sunken into the hill.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/10/19)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26) |
|---|---|
| Location | On the E side of Abergavenny, covering the B4521 crossing over the River Gavenny. |
| Area |
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Grid reference |
SO 310 152
(Scale: 1:50000
, 1974)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
| Recorder | Wilks, Mick (Hereford and Worcester Defence of Britain Project) |
| Defence grouping |
Western Command Stop Line No 26 - The Stop Line runs along the line of the River Usk from its mouth to Brecon |
| Attached Sheets | (2) - site location map and sheet with attached photograph.
|
| Photographs | (1) - site view. |
| DOB site reference: | S0014980 |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2000/10/19 |