Monument record MLI125006 - Probable Pillbox, Orford Plantations, RAF Binbrook

Summary

Probable Second World War pillbox, defending the eastern approach to RAF Binbrook. The easternmost of a pair of probable structures at the northern end of Orford Plantations.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Second World War to 21st Century - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A probable Second World War pillbox is depicted in this location on the Ordinance Survey Land-Line digital map. The probable pillbox is discernible as a small concrete structure on an aerial photograph taken of this area in 1972. Its depiction on the OS map suggests that it is of the hexagonal, type 22 form of pillbox, with a probable blast wall protecting its south-western entrance. It forms the easternmost of a pair of probable pillbox structures at the northern end of Orford Plantations, defending the eastern approach to RAF Binbrook (see PRN 58144). {1}{2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 2002. Land-Line Digital Map. Digital. Digital. 1:2500. TF 29 NW.
  •  Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Ltd. 1971-2. Hunting Surveys Aerial Photography. Run 21, Frame 0918.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 20248 96068 (8m by 7m) Surveyed
Civil Parish SWINHOPE, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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