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| HER Number: | 38488 |
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| Name: | FALMOUTH - Modern pillbox |
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Summary
The type of this pillbox is not known as it has been demolished. The pillbox formed a defensive ring west of Falmouth, design to prevent a landward attack on the port.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Defence of Britain Project (1995-2003): AH61
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 38488
Monument Type(s):
- PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
The type of this pillbox is not known as it has been demolished (1). The pillbox formed a defensive ring west of Falmouth, design to prevent a landward attack on the port.
Bampton, J, Walls, S & Webb, P, 2015, Land at Menehay, Bickland Water Road, Falmouth, Cornwall Results of a Desk Based Assessment, Walkover Survey and Archaeological Gradiometer Survey (Cornwall Event Report). SCO27344.
<1> ALWYN HARVEY, 1997 - 2001, DEFENCE OF BRITAIN PROJECT, AH61 (Cornwall Archive). SCO9017.
Sources / Further Reading
| --- | SCO27344 - Cornwall Event Report: Bampton, J, Walls, S & Webb, P. 2015. Land at Menehay, Bickland Water Road, Falmouth, Cornwall Results of a Desk Based Assessment, Walkover Survey and Archaeological Gradiometer Survey. South West Archaeology Ltd. 151205. |
| [1] | SCO9017 - Cornwall Archive: ALWYN HARVEY. 1997 - 2001. DEFENCE OF BRITAIN PROJECT. DEFENCE OF BRITAIN PROJECT. AH61. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO4508 - Land at Menehay (Ref: 151205)
Related records
| 38486 | Related to: FALMOUTH - Modern pillbox (Monument) |
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