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Summary

The concrete base of a Second World War Type 22 pillbox was uncovered in 2014 during works to repair the dunes at Porthtowan Beach.

Protected Status: None recorded

Other Statuses/Codes: none recorded

Monument Type(s):

• PILLBOX (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

When shifting sand at Porthtowan Beach from the dunes back to the beach, the workers unearthed the foundations of a cement structure identified as the base of a Type 22 pillbox (1). Historical photo dated 1949 captures this pillbox (2).

<1> Pers. Comm., Jolyon Sharpe, Countryside Officer, Cornwall Council, 9/7/2014 (Personal communication). SCO25106.

<2> , 2017, Cornish memory website, http://cornishmemory.com/item/BLA_04_081 (Website). SCO27847.

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