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HER Number:MDV110017
Name:Pillbox at Harrowbeer Airfield

Summary

Circular pillbox.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 511 682
Map Sheet:SX56NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishBuckland Monachorum
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKLAND MONACHORUM

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of the World War II RAF Harrowbeer airfield, as well as medieval fields and farms, industrial tin working, sections of the Devonport and Plymouth Leats, and part of the Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway on Roborough Down

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Circular pillbox visible.


Pillbox Study Group, 2012, WWII Defence Sites, e11623 (Un-published). SDV357880.

A pillbox of non-standard design.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #69469 ]
SDV357880Un-published: Pillbox Study Group. 2012. WWII Defence Sites. Digital. e11623.

Associated Monuments

MDV55691Part of: Harrowbeer Airfield (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 11 2015 3:39PM