Monument record MDO28457 - Pillbox (Type FW3/25), Abbotsbury

Typical type 25 pillbox built in situ with corrugated sheeting and concrete.

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Petersen, Frederick F, 1981, The Excavation of a Bronze Age cemetery on Knighton Heath, Dorset (Monograph). SWX819.

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<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, S0000051 (Digital archive). SWX5.

Typical type 25 pillbox built in situ with corrugated sheeting and concrete. At the rear it is now covered by a very large quantity of clay from the surrounding cliffs making access impossible. Entrance at the rear and 3 embrasures. It is half full of shingle. The concrete was made using beach shingle. with PLANS and measurements. Walls 15ins thick, embrasures 23ins narrowing to 13ins.(1)

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0000051 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

Typical type 25 pillbox built in situ with corrugated sheeting and concrete. At the rear it is now covered by a very large quantity of clay from the surrounding cliffs making access impossible. Entrance at the rear and 3 embrasures. It is half full of shingle. The concrete was made using beach shingle. with PLANS and measurements. Walls 15ins thick, embrasures 23ins narrowing to 13ins.(1)

<45> Treves, Sir Frederick, 1906, Highways and Byways in Dorset. (Monograph). SWX8045.

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Oct 3 2012 5:33PM