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| Name: | Second World War pillbox, East Weare Batteries, Portland |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| HER Number: | MWX1480 |
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| Last edited: | Jun 12 2023 7:05AM |
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Monument Type(s):
- PILLBOX (Constructed, Second World War - 1940 AD to 1941 AD)
Summary
A Second World War pillbox, possibly a Type 22, is located adjacent to East Weare Batteries and is visible on aerial photographs of 1946. It was constructed sometime between 1940-41 and formed part of the Dorset Coast Defences and the Isle of Portland Defences. A field visit in 1996 found the structure to be extant.
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SWX5 - Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 1995. Defence of Britain Project. S0013739. |
| <2> | SDO128 - Machine readable data file: Council for British Archaeology. 2003. Defence of Britain Project Database. S0013739. |
| <3> | SDO17227 - Excavation archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01. S0013739. |
| <4> | SDO13055 - Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3229-30. |
| <5> | SDO14739 - Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1427856. |
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