NHER 26720 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox and a possible gun emplacement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF64SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January 2001. NMP
A pillbox is visible as a structure at TF 6908 4363 on the 1944 aerial photographs (S1). It is situated in the coastal defence scaffolding (NHER 26694), and would have been a part of the World War Two coastal defences in this area. Approximately 25m southeast of the pillbox appears to be some kind of gun emplacement, possibly a spigot mortar, which would presumably have worked in tandem with the pilllbox as a means of defence.
A. Hunt (NMP), 22 January 2001.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF51198 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA 67 Frames 3135-3136 02-DEC-1944 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Nov 18 2014 5:54PM