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Hexagonal pillbox - a variant on a type 24, with an attached entrance porch/blast wall. It faces NE enfilading the beach, its field of fire now blocked by the shifting sand dunes. Now buried at the rear and full of sand inside, otherwise in 'good' condition. Square embrasures in each forward face.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/05/03)
Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
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Location | In sand dunes overlooking beach, S of Druridge. |
Area |
Widdrington, Northumberland, England |
Grid reference |
NZ 27912 95886
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Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
Northumberland coast defences - Defences of the Northumberland coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0007135 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/05/03 |