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Reinforced concrete pillbox, facing Budleigh Salterton across estuary of the River Otter.
(Source: Field Visit 1997/08/25)
Pillbox standing alongside coastal path overlooking length of Budleigh Salterton beach. Use of corrugated iron shuttering evident in exterior appearance. Currently being used as a bat refuge, with all embrasures boarded up.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/09/15)
DES=WILLS LISTS SQUARE CONCRETE SOUTH-FACING PILLBOX AT SY077819 (WILLS).
VIS=29/07/1994 (HORNER) PILLBOX VISIBLE FROM THE AIR DURING AERIAL
RECONNAISSANCE. HAS RECENTLY BEEN CONVERTED TO A BAT SHELTER. OVERLOOKS THE
ENTRY TO THE RIVER OTTER ESTUARY (HORNER).
(Source: SMR 1994/12/05)
| Type of site | PILLBOX |
|---|---|
| Location | Set in the river bank on the E side of the estuary of the River Otter (Otterton Park) and behind cliff headland. |
| Area |
Otterton, Devon, England |
| Grid reference |
SY 0775 8197
(Scale: 1:50000
, 1992)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Fair |
| Materials | Corrugated Iron, Reinforced Concrete |
| Threats |
Type: River bank erosion (Medium Term) Detail: Threat of erosion to the river bank. |
| Recorder | Dell, David J. |
| Defence grouping |
Devon coast defences - Defences of the Devon coastal crust. |
| Photographs |
(3) - site and exterior views (1 DIGITISED). |
| DOB site reference: | S0006582 |
| Associated Identifier | Devon SMR (ref: SY08SE/59 ) |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1997/08/25 Field Visit, On 1995/09/15 |
