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Type 24 pillbox, of brick construction, double skinned. Ricochet wall has been removed as has front to walls to create opening for present use as a lifeguard hut. The pillbox has been painted white.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/02/11)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Location | Sailing Club hut, set in defence line along Fairbourne Beach. |
Area |
Llangelynnin, Gwynedd, Wales |
Grid reference |
SH 6115 1245
(Scale: 1:10560
, 1963)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete |
Recorder | Parry, Medwyn (Defence of Britain Project) |
Defence grouping |
Gwynedd coast defences - Coastal crust and hinterland defences |
Attached Sheets | Additional SRF by Sue Burden |
Photographs |
![]() (5) - external views (1 DIGITISED) |
Adjacent sites | Pillbox: SH 61101201
Anti-tank obstacle along beach from: SH 61101201 |
DOB site reference: | S0003244 |
Original Reference | 8660 |
Reference |
1998/07 Site Gazetteer II: Wales |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1995/02/11 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1999/09/18 |