Monument record MDO25920 - Chesil Beach - WWII structure, possible pillbox

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Summary

The potential site of a World War II pillbox located on Chesil Beach opposite Clay Hard Point and visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs taken in 1942.

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A small extant structure is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 {1} located on Chesil Beach opposite Clay Hard Point. It is potentially the site of a World War II pillbox. It is 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. 27-APR-1942. RAF/AC36 (V) 61-2.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 6002 8148 (8m by 8m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY68SW
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Mar 1 2012 5:08AM

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