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Probably a type 22 pillbox (brick-shuttered) situated on the S side of coastal hill. Field of fire S to beach.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/05/26)
Hexagonal type 22 pillbox. [Shown on OS 1:2500 sheet SY 5485 - 5585 (1963)].
(Source: Field Visit 1996)
Type 22 pillbox; brick-walled with reinforced concrete roof.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/08)
Brick-shuttered type 22 pillbox high on hill overlooking the sea (SW). No public access.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/18)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
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Location | On crest of hill behind Castle Hill Cottages on the Burton road. |
Area |
Abbotsbury, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 5558 8508
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1963)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Perry, Reg (Friends of Portland Museum) |
Defence grouping |
Dorset coast defences - Defences of the Dorset coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs |
(3) - site views (1 DIGITISED). |
Adjacent sites | Type 26 (variant) pillboxes to the S and the W. |
DOB site reference: | S0003118 |
Original Reference | 8526 |
Reference |
1985 Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences |
Event |
Field Visit, During 1996 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1998/05/26 Field Visit, During 2000/08 Field Visit, On 2003/01/18 |