PILLBOX
PILLBOX (23233)
- Easting
- 403861
- Northing
- 82831
A World War II type 25 'Armco' pillbox located below the cliffs on the beach to the southeast of Redend Point, Studland. It is constructed of concrete, moulded using corrugated iron and has a diameter of 2 metres and a height of 2.1metres. It is set on a square concrete base 3 metres wide and 1.3 metre high. There are three embrasures on the north, northwest and northeast sides measuring 0.6 metres x 0.3 metres and an entrance to the south, 0.6 metres by 0.6 metres. The pillbox had been constructed by early August 1940, it was situated within the Studland Sub-Sector, defended by the 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment from October 1940, replaced in April 1941 by the 1st Battalion of the Coldstream Guards. The Home Guard unit manning defences within this sector was No.2 (East Purbeck) Company, 7th (Wareham) Battalion. A field visit in 1995 found the structure had settled into the sand, tilting to the northeast, otherwise it was in a good condition.
- Period
- Modern (1901 and later)
- Period comments
Constructed by early August 1940
- The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- 1940
- The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- 1940
- Monument Type - Broad
- PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/25)|PILLBOX
- Monument Type - Narrow
- Monument Description
- Evidence Type - Broad
- Evidence Type - Narrow
- Evidence Description
- Object Type - Broad
- Object Type - Narrow
- Object Description
- Height OD (m)
- How accessible is the feature?
- Accessible - difficult terrain
- Accessibility comments
Accessible at low tide
Other records:
- NRHE Number
- 1422099
- NT HBSMR Number
- MNA139258
- HER Event Number
- Unknown
- External Link
- None
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- Date of survey
- 19th April, 2017
- Feature located?
- Yes
- State of the tide
- Mid
- Proximity to coast edge
- Intertidal zone
- Coastal processes
- Active sea erosion
- Is there a coastal defence?
- No
- Other threats?
- Visitor erosion, Structural damage/decay
- If other, please specify
- How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
- Highly visible (substantial remains)
- How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
- Do you know if the feature is?
- Is well known, Is well visited, Has local associations/history
- What actions (if any) would you recommend for this feature?
- Do you have any other comments?