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Name:Defensible Shelter, RAF Wellingore
HER Number:MLI125149
Type of record:Monument

Summary

Second World War defensible shelter with embrasures. One of two shelters in this area, defending the northern approach to RAF Wellingore.

Grid Reference:SK 988 549
Map Sheet:SK95SE
Parish:WELLINGORE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

Concrete defensible shelter with embrasures. One of two shelters in this area, defending an adjacent former aircraft dispersal pen, and the northern approach to RAF Wellingore. {1}{2}


<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Archive, 5307 (Digital Archive). SLI14623.

<2> Dr Mike Osborne, 2008, Pillboxes of Britain and Ireland, p.283 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI17071.

Monument Types

  • AIRFIELD DEFENCE SITE (Second World War to 21st Century - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)

Associated Events

  • Site Visit to the Defensible Shelter, RAF Wellingore

Sources and further reading

<1>Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 5307.
<2>Bibliographic Reference: Dr Mike Osborne. 2008. Pillboxes of Britain and Ireland. p.283.

Related records

MLI60622Part of: RAF Wellingore (Monument)