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Type 26 (variant) pillbox (no rear embrasure) situated on beach, with field of fire E/W and out to sea. Wood-shuttered. Upper surface of pillbox pebble-dashed for camouflage. The pillbox is three-quarters buried under shingle.
with PLAN drawn on form.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/05/26)
Square type 26 pillbox. Partly buried in beach. [Shown on OS 1:2500 sheet SY 5584 (1963)].
(Source: Field Visit 1996)
Square pillbox, half pebble-dashed (camouflage). It is four-fifths buried in shingle. Sides 10ft square.
25ft away stands a concrete block 5ft x 5ft x 4ft (high) with a manhole cover on top. There is a similar piece of a concrete structure 15ft away, the gap in which matches the dimensions of the block.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/08)
No sign of this structure during field work.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/18)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26) |
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Location | Chesil Beach, adjacent to Castle Hill Cottages on the Burton road. |
Area |
Abbotsbury, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 5548 8488
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1963)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Removed |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete, Wood |
Threats |
Type: Burial (Medium Term) Detail: The pillbox might be buried completely by shifting shingle. Type: Coastal erosion (Medium Term) Detail: The pillbox is subject to further sea erosion. |
Recorder | Perry, Reg (Friends of Portland Museum) |
Defence grouping |
Dorset coast defences - Defences of the Dorset coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs |
(7) - exterior and site views (1 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0003121 |
Original Reference | 8529 |
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 |