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Square type 26 pillbox.
(Source: Field Visit 1995)
Square structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1964)
Square pillbox. Concrete-faced. Three large stepped embrasures, intended for medium machine gun fire. Doorway at rear (N). Round holes bored on W and S roof edges [to attach camouflage?]. Faces sea (S). Access possible, exterior and interior.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/18)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26) |
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Location | By footpath on W slopes of Chapel Hill. |
Area |
Abbotsbury, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 56951 84612
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Perry, Reg (Friends of Portland Museum) |
Defence grouping |
Dorset coast defences - Defences of the Dorset coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0003113 |
Original Reference | 8521 |
Event |
Field Visit, During 1995 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/01/18 |