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Summary

Second World War pillbox at Seaton, visible as a structure with a curved face on aerial photographs taken from 1941, and now incorporated into a larger structure.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 1417526
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY28NW/68

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1941, RAF/1416/S386H52, NMR SY2490/2 MSO 31233 PO-64 09-AUG-1941 (Aerial Photograph). SDV355849.

A small structure with a curved face is visible.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 4300-4301 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.

A small structure is visible.

Hellis, J., 1990, List of Defensive Sites (Un-published). SDV99101.

Site visit 1988. Pillbox of local design.

Hellis, J., 1991, Untitled Source (Photograph). SDV98962.

Other details: Hellis site 00409.

Horner, W., 1995, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV18409.

Site visit 24th September 1995. Pillbox incorporated into (or incorporating) roadside wall above Seaton beach. Two concreted-up rifle loops visible. Good views over and along beach. Other details: Slides.

Cochrane, J. N., 1998, Cliff Castle Pillbox (Worksheet). SDV325699.

Pillbox under garages of Cliff Castle. Blocked up gun ports in rubble faced wall indicate pillbox. Interior not examined (not accessible?).

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

The pillbox is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1941 onwards as a small pale structure with a curved face, approximately 5 metres across. It has since been incorporated into a larger structure.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV18409	Personal Comment: Horner, W.. 1995. Not Applicable.
SDV325699	Worksheet: Cochrane, J. N.. 1998. Cliff Castle Pillbox. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital.
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.
	Linked documents:1
SDV352504	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RP 4300-4301 13-APR-1946. [Mapped feature: #90243 ]
SDV355849	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1941. RAF/1416/S386H52. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR SY2490/2 MSO 31233 PO-64 09-AUG-1941.
SDV98962	Photograph: Hellis, J.. 1991. Photograph (Paper).
SDV99101	Un-published: Hellis, J.. 1990. List of Defensive Sites. Manuscript.

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)

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