Monument record MDO25909 - Stavordale Wood - WWII pillbox

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Summary

A World War II type 26 pillbox identified on the slopes to the south of Stavordale Wood visible an extant structure on aerial photographs.

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A World War II type 26 pillbox identified on the slopes to the south of Stavordale Wood and visible an extant structure on aerial photographs. {1-2}. It was situated within the Abbotsbury Defence which was defended by the 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 4285-6.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 04-NOV-1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3317-8.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 5632 8459 (9m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY58SE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 30 2012 8:03AM

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