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Hexagonal structure plotted from 1:2500 sheet. Faces NW.
(Source: Map 1966)
Type 24 pillbox, located and recorded by Roger Thomas. Faces N.
(Source: Field Visit 2004/12)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | By railway line (now disused), S of Merryfield Cottage, W of Ilton. |
Area |
Ilton, Somerset, England |
Grid reference |
ST 34195 17236
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1966)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | |
Defence grouping |
Southern Command: Taunton Stop Line - Stop line running N - S through Somerset and South Devon - from Highbridge to Seaton via Taunton. Ilton anti-tank island - Defences of Ilton anti-tank island (1942, a 'centre of resistance' and later 1943, a category 'C' nodal point). Cassini ref. T7838. [Source: Western Area Defence Scheme, 1941 - PRO WO 166/1251]. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0016293 |
Event |
Field Visit, During 2004/12 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |