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HER Number: | MDV39339 |
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Name: | Second World War Pillbox at Seaton |
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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
Grid Reference: | SY 243 898 |
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Map Sheet: | SY28NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Seaton |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SEATON |
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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. |
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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 ] |
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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. |
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SDV98962 | Photograph: Hellis, J.. 1991. Photograph (Paper). |
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SDV99101 | Un-published: Hellis, J.. 1990. List of Defensive Sites. Manuscript. |
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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)
Date Last Edited: | Apr 26 2019 3:13PM |
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