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Type 26 (variant) pillbox, wood-shuttered. Situated on beach with field of fire E/W along beach and out to sea. Upper surface of pillbox pebble-dashed for camouflage.
with PLAN drawn on form.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/05/26)
Square type 26 pillbox. [Shown on OS 1:2500: SY 5485 - 5585 (1963)].
(Source: Field Visit 1996)
Square pillbox; upper-half pebble-dashed for camouflage. Height 6ft 6ins, sides 10ft, walls 18ins thick.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/08)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26) |
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Location | Chesil Beach, near Old Coastguard Cottages on the Burton Road at the boundary of Abbotsbury. |
Area |
Abbotsbury, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 5438 8560
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1963)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Coastal erosion (Medium Term) Detail: Continuing sea erosion threatens this pillbox. |
Recorder | Perry, Reg (Friends of Portland Museum) |
Defence grouping |
Dorset coast defences - Defences of the Dorset coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs |
(5) - exterior views (1 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0003125 |
Original Reference | 8533 |
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 |