Data copyright © Council for British Archaeology unless otherwise stated
This work is licensed under the ADS Terms of Use and Access.
Council for British Archaeology
92 Micklegate
York
YO1 6JX
England
Tel: +44 (0)1904
Fax: 671417
Square type 26 pillbox.
(Source: Field Visit 1995)
Pillbox within the area of a field system and quarries, and scheduled with them.
(Source: English Heritage schedule )
Square structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1964)
Square pillbox with large stepped embrasures for medium machine gun. Concrete-faced. Faces sea (S). No public access - private land.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/18)
Square pillbox structure plotted from air photograph.
(Source: Air Photograph 1946/11/04)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26) |
---|---|
Location | On S slopes of Chapel Hill, S of Abbotsbury. |
Area |
Abbotsbury, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 57288 84505
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1964)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Perry, Reg (Friends of Portland Museum) |
Defence grouping |
Dorset coast defences - Defences of the Dorset coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs |
|
DOB site reference: | S0003112 |
Associated Identifier | Scheduled Monument (ref: 29045) |
Original Reference | 8520 |
Reference |
1946/11/04 CPE/UK/1824 (fr.3317) |
Event |
Field Visit, During 1995 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |