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HER Number: | MDV77528 |
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Name: | Pillbox, Braunton Burrows |
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Summary
Reinforced concrete rubble with impressions of corrugated iron shuttering. Probably remains of a pillbox.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 450 332 |
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Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Braunton |
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District | North Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRADFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks and structural remains of World War II military training features for D-Day Landings on Braunton Burrows and nineteenth century reclaimed field system on Braunton Marsh NW of Horsey Island
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLBOX (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Passmore, A. + Knight, S., 2009, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Updated Spreadsheet of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344664.
Visited 2009. Site (concrete face and rubble) originally recorded on HER as part of Monument 57336. At 4502933236 there is an upstand of reinforced concrete rubble spreading from this point for 30 metres in a south-east direction. The impressions of corrugated iron shuttering visible on the concrete upstand indicate it was a probably a pillbox. Other details: Site 11.
Unknown, 2010, Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Shapefiles of Archaeological Sites (Un-published). SDV344665.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV344664 | Un-published: Passmore, A. + Knight, S.. 2009. Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Updated Spreadsheet of Archaeological Sites. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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SDV344665 | Un-published: Unknown. 2010. Farm Environment Plan (FEP), Shapefiles of Archaeological Sites. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. [Mapped feature: #104472 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV57336 | Part of: Training Aid 21, Braunton Burrows (Monument) |
MDV102499 | Related to: Possible Second World War Structure (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4737 - Stewardship Scheme Archaeological Survey, Braunton Burrows
Date Last Edited: | Aug 11 2022 9:04AM |
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