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Pillbox at edge of beach. There may have been two structures here, the other being a concrete base for a searchlight[?]. There is a further platform on top of the cliff some 30 metres to the N. This may be the base of a further pillbox.
(Source: Field Visit 1996/04/21)
Type of site | PILLBOX |
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Location | On Challaborough Beach, Bigbury. |
Area |
Bigbury, Devon, England |
Grid reference |
SX 650 447
(Scale: 1:25000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Bad |
Materials | Concrete Block |
Threats |
Type: Coastal erosion (Immediate) Detail: The pillbox has suffered badly from sea erosion, which continues. |
Recorder | Jury, Richard |
Defence grouping |
Devon coast defences - Defences of the Devon coastal crust. |
Photographs |
![]() (2) - site views (1 DIGITISED). |
Adjacent sites | Bigbury Bay defence sites. |
DOB site reference: | S0006597 |
Associated Identifier | Devon SMR (ref: SX64SE/54) |
Event |
Field Visit, On 1996/04/21 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 |