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| Name: | Former Pillbox, RAF Barkston Heath |
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| HER Number: | MLI125009 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Former Second World War pillbox, defending the western approach to RAF Barkston Heath.
| Grid Reference: | SK 966 419 |
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| Map Sheet: | SK94SE |
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| Parish: | ANCASTER, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
A type 22 concrete pillbox is believed to have been sited in this area, defending the western approach to RAF Barkston Heath. {1}{2}
No trace of the structure could be discerned in this area on the Google Maps satellite imagery layer. The airfield appears to have had recent modifications to its layout, however, and it is possible that the pillbox was removed as part of these alterations. {3}
<1> Dr Mike Osborne, 1999, Defence of Britain Gazetteer, p.7 (Unpublished Document). SLI4545.
<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Archive, 5277 (Digital Archive). SLI14623.
<3> Google, 2006->, Google Maps and Street View, Accessed 30/06/2017 (Website). SLI11533.
Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Second World War to Late 20th Century - 1941 AD to 1990 AD?)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Unpublished Document: Dr Mike Osborne. 1999. Defence of Britain Gazetteer. p.7. |
| <2> | Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 5277. |
| <3> | Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 30/06/2017. |
Related records
| MLI34953 | Part of: RAF Barkston Heath (Monument) |
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