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Rectangular medium machine gun type pillbox, with large embrasure. Blast wall protects entrance.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/10)
Medium machine gun pillbox (wood-shuttered), situated above flood plain on E side of River Axe. Field of fire W across river. Entrance blocked by farmer.
with PLAN drawn on form.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/05/28)
Type of site | VICKERS MACHINE GUN EMPLACEMENT |
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Location | In field W of B3172 road, Colyford. |
Area |
Axmouth, Devon, England |
Grid reference |
SY 2610 9216
(Scale: 1:2500
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete, Wood |
Recorder | Cochrane, J.N. (Axminster Historical Society) |
Defence grouping |
Southern Command: Taunton Stop Line - Stop line running N - S through Somerset and South Devon - from Highbridge to Seaton via Taunton. |
Photographs |
![]() ![]() (2) - exterior views (1 DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0001401 |
Associated Identifier | Devon SMR (ref: SY29SE/159) |
Reference |
1985 Pillboxes: A Study of UK Defences |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1998/05/28 Construction, Between 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1996/10 Field Visit, During 1989 |