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| HER Number: | MDV105294 |
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| Name: | Pillbox at Dawlish |
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Summary
A possible pillbox of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of 1941 as a structure located at the intersection of a breakwater and slipway overlooking the beach at Dawlish. The pillbox is not visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and was therefore probably removed rapidly at the end of the war.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 966 769 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX97NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dawlish |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/S169, RAF/1416/S169 PO-53 01-JUN-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351521.
A hexagonal pillbox is visible as a structure.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 3018 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
The pillbox is not visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.
A possible pillbox of Second World War date is visible on aerial photographs of 1941 as a structure located at the intersection of a breakwater and slipway overlooking the beach at Dawlish. The hexagonal pillbox, possibly a Type 24, was probably sited here to form an obstruction and allow a field of fire over all approaches from the beach. It is not visible on aerial photographs of 1946 and was therefore probably removed rapidly at the end of the war. The pillbox is clearly visible only on military oblique aerial photography which could not be rectified and its location is therefore approximate.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351146 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV351521 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/S169. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/1416/S169 PO-53 01-JUN-1941. [Mapped feature: #64749 ] |
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| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 3018 13-APR-1946. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)
| Date Last Edited: | May 27 2014 9:56AM |
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