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Pillbox; no specification.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/04/03)
Pillbox 22, according to documentary source and contemporary Royal Fusiliers' map. On a levelled site immediately behind the coastal cliff on the W of the bay. Hexagonal plan and concrete block walling. The concrete roof shows remnants of its turf cover (camouflage). Square embrasures. Scheduled as SM 15533, AI 147183. Currently in use as a fisherman's equipment store.
(Source: Field Visit 1999)
Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
---|---|
Location | Porth Hellick, near Porth Loggos, on SE coastline of St. Mary's. |
Area |
St. Mary's, Cornwall, England |
Grid reference |
SV 9239 1061
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1996)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete, Concrete Block |
Recorder | Williams, C.A, |
Defence grouping |
Scilly Isles defences - Defences of the Isles of Scilly. |
Attached Sheets | (8) - site location map; print-outs of site details from NMR; pages with attached photographs. |
Photographs |
(5) - 4 exterior, 1 interior views (2 DIGITISED). |
Adjacent sites | Another pillbox to the S. [Probably defence for nearby airfield]. |
DOB site reference: | S0001910 |
Associated Identifier | Scheduled Monument (ref: SM 15533, AI 147183) |
Original Reference | 7237 |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1998/04/03 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1999 |