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Defensive wall formed by adapting a section of Mevagissey inner harbour wall as a loopholed wall. This wall was made by heightening the harbour wall with concrete and incorporating 9 loopholes, measuring approx. 10ins width x 9ins height. The wall is 57ins thick and has a firestep on the land side. The field of fire from the loopholes covered the harbour entrance and harbour walls. The wall remains in excellent condition - the inner part is in use as a net storage area.
(Source: Field Visit 1999/02/15)
Type of site | LOOPHOLED WALL |
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Location | Part of Mevagissey inner harbour wall. |
Area |
St. Ewe, Cornwall, England |
Grid reference |
SX 0167 4400
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1997)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Concrete |
Recorder | Harvey, Alwyn (Fortress Study Group) |
Defence grouping |
Cornwall coast defences - Defences of the Cornwall coastal crust. |
Attached Sheets | (2) - sheets with attached photographs. |
Photographs |
(4) - site views (1 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0006697 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1999/02/15 |