Monument record MLI125995 - Ruck Machine Gun Post, Gibraltar Road, Croft
Summary
A Ruck machine gun post of the Second World War Coastal Crust, to the east of Gibraltar Road, Croft.
Type and Period (1)
- RUCK MACHINE GUN POST (Second World War to 21st Century - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A Ruck machine gun post of the Second World War Coastal Crust, to the east of Gibraltar Road, Croft. The structure can be clearly discerned on the Bing Maps aerial photographic and Google Maps satellite imagery layers. The structure was also noted on aerial photographs examined as part of the National Mapping Programme. The main concrete ribs of the chamber have survived relatively well, although the layer of concrete paving slabs that formed the outer skin of the post have largely been lost. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TF5660: LI.471.4.1-3.
- <2> SLI17071 Bibliographic Reference: Dr Mike Osborne. 2008. Pillboxes of Britain and Ireland. pp.183, 185.
- <3> SLI14075 Website: 2006->. Bing Maps. www.bing.com/maps. Accessed 11/02/2022.
- <4> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 11/02/2022.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 5644 5998 (point) Estimated from Sources |
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Civil Parish | CROFT, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Feb 11 2022 10:26AM
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