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| HER Number: | MDV72423 |
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| Name: | Pillbox S.70 circa 440 metres northwest of Spillers Farm, Musbury |
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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 |
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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: 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
| 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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| SDV325259 | Cartographic: Royal Engineers. 1940. Plans of Taunton Stop Line. Royal Engineers Survey Plan circa July 1940. Unknown. LXXXIII.NE. |
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| SDV338613 | Report - 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. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV357242 | Worksheet: Cochrane, J. N.. 1996. 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: #99890 ] |
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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 27 2025 9:55AM |
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