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| HER Number: | MDV47884 |
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| Name: | Pillbox S.71 circa 530 metres west-northwest of Spillers Farm, Musbury |
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Summary
Pillbox on the east bank of River Axe. Part of the Second World War Taunton Stop Line constructed in 1940. Now overgrown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 261 942 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Musbury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MUSBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SE/231
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.71.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1974, 3492 (Aerial Photograph). SDV110669.
Possible pillbox visible on east bank of River Axe.
Wills, H., 1985, Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940, 74 (Monograph). SDV336210.
Wills lists a polygonal south-west facing pillbox of mixed construction at SY262943.
Cochrane, J. N., 1996, Overgrown Pillbox on East Bank of River Axe (Worksheet). SDV357250.
Type 24 pillbox with rough concrete exterior, overgrown with ivy etc.
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.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1305 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Possible pillbox visible on 1947 Aerial Photograph. May represent pillbox recorded on ground at SY 262 943. Part of Taunton Stop Line.
SMR.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Nunford Dairy, Colyton, 6 (Report - Assessment). SDV338538.
Possible World War I1 pillbox visible on east bank of River Axe on
1947 aerial photo.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Small hexagonal structure shown on east bank of River Axe.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV109230 | Report - non-specific: Dobinson, C. S.. 1998. The Taunton Stop Line. Component Listing. Twentieth Century Fortifications in England. AI/S/3. Photocopy. 5. |
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| SDV110669 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1974. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3492. |
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| SDV325259 | Cartographic: Royal Engineers. 1940. Plans of Taunton Stop Line. Royal Engineers Survey Plan circa July 1940. Unknown. LXXXIII NE. |
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| SDV336210 | Monograph: Wills, H.. 1985. Pillboxes. A Study of UK Defences 1940. Pillboxes. Hardback Volume. 74. |
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| SDV338538 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Nunford Dairy, Colyton. Wessex Archaeology Report. 64350.13. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1305. |
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| SDV357250 | Worksheet: Cochrane, J. N.. 1996. Overgrown Pillbox on East Bank of River Axe. Defence of Britain Project. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #93055 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV119535 | Part of: The Taunton Stop Line (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2025 6:47PM |
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