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Pillbox, well dug in, on N (mainland) side of island at top of small slipway with trolley ramp. Sited to cover Warren Point / Challaborough (SX 6444). The entrance is filled with rubbish.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/04/21)
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | On Burgh Island, Bigbury. |
Area |
Bigbury, Devon, England |
Grid reference |
SX 648 438
(Scale: 1:25000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Concrete Block |
Recorder | Jury, Richard |
Defence grouping |
Devon coast defences - Defences of the Devon coastal crust. |
Attached Sheets | (1) - site location map. |
Photographs |
![]() (2) - exterior views (1 DIGITISED). |
Adjacent sites | Bigbury Bay defence sites. |
DOB site reference: | S0006596 |
Associated Identifier | Devon SMR (ref: SX64SW/52) |
Reference |
1994 Devon at War |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1996/04/21 |