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HER Number:MDV109931
Name:Pillbox at western end of Paizen Lane, Beer

Summary

Possible square pillbox. Visible on 1940s aerial photos and marked as 'Tank' on modern mapping.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 211 898
Map Sheet:SY28NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBeer
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSEATON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Square structure visible.


Pillbox Study Group, 2012, WWII Defence Sites, e26909 (Un-published). SDV357880.

Pillbox. Square pillbox visible on Google earth.


Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Structure marked as 'Tank'.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #69392 ]
SDV357880Un-published: Pillbox Study Group. 2012. WWII Defence Sites. Digital. e26909.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 20 2015 9:56AM