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HER Number:MDV72423
Name:Pillbox S.70 circa 440 metres northwest of Spillers Farm, Musbury

Summary

Extant Type FW3/22 pillbox by hedge on west side of field. Part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 262 943
Map Sheet:SY29SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMusbury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMUSBURY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PILLBOX (Built, World War II - 1940 AD to 1940 AD)

Full description

Royal Engineers, 1940, Plans of Taunton Stop Line, LXXXIII.NE (Cartographic). SDV325259.

Pillbox marked on Royal Engineer's plan as S.70.


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

Small structure visible against hedge.


Cochrane, J. N., 1996, Pillbox on East Bank of River Axe (Worksheet). SDV357242.

Type 24 reinforced concrete pillbox with rough concrete finish. Screened by hedge.


Dobinson, C. S., 1998, The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing, 5 (Report - non-specific). SDV109230.

Pillbox of type FW3/22 with 3 foot 6 inch walls.


Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Waterford Farm, Musbury, 7, 12 (Report - Assessment). SDV338613.

Other details: No 1019.


Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.

Small hexagonal building marked, on west side of field close to the river.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV109230Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 1998. The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. AI/S/3. Photocopy. 5.
SDV325259Cartographic: Royal Engineers. 1940. Plans of Taunton Stop Line. Royal Engineers Survey Plan circa July 1940. Unknown. LXXXIII.NE.
SDV338613Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Waterford Farm, Musbury. Wessex Archaeology Report. 64350.17. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7, 12.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital).
SDV357242Worksheet: Cochrane, J. N.. 1996. Pillbox on East Bank of River Axe. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital.
SDV360652Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #99890 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV119535Part of: Taunton Stop Line (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 23 2018 4:09PM