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Machine gun post built into Pevensey Castle, with flint facing as camouflage: no access to interior. Non-standard shape. 2 embrasures face south: smaller embrasures cover side entrance.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/04/05)
Machine gun emplacement constructed within fallen masonry. Two long horizontal embrasures face W and S. Ironwork is visible. No interior access possible.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/10)
Official Name | Pevensey Castle |
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Type of site | MACHINE GUN EMPLACEMENT |
Location | Amongst fallen masonry at the SW angle of the Roman wall circuit, SE of the West Gate. |
Area |
Pevensey, Sussex, East, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 64361 04675
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Flint, Iron, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Farthing, Geoff (Pillbox Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
Pevensey nodal point - Defences of Pevensey Category 'A' nodal point. Cassini ref. R0723. [Source: List of Nodal Points in Eastern Command, 1940 - PRO WO 199/544]. Also designated a 'fortress' [Source: 45 Div. Defence Scheme, 1940 - PRO WO 166/536]. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - plan of Pevensey Roman fort showing WW2 site positions. |
Photographs |
(13) - various views (photocopies). |
Adjacent sites | 5 other non-standard pillboxes built into Pevensey Castle. |
DOB site reference: | S0001506 |
Original Reference | 6815 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1996/04/05 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/12/10 |