Monument record MLI43384 - Pillbox, Cowbridge
Summary
Second World War pillbox at Cowbridge. No longer extant.
Type and Period (1)
- PILLBOX (Second World War to 21st Century - 1940 AD to 2005 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Type 26 pill box defending the drain crossing at Cowbridge. The structure is slightly smaller than the usual type 26 design. It was built using wood shuttering, and has large sills under the embrasures. {1}{2}
A small square structure, thought to be the former pillbox, can be discerned in this location on an aerial photograph taken in July 1971. {3}
The structure appears to have been demolished, and no trace can now be discerned on the Google Maps aerial imagery layer. It is thought to have been demolished c.2005. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI4545 Unpublished Document: Dr Mike Osborne. 1999. Defence of Britain Gazetteer. p.6.
- <2> SLI14623 Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 2040.
- <3> SLI122 Aerial Photograph: Hunting Surveys Ltd. 1971-2. Hunting Surveys Aerial Photography. Run 33, Frame 6701 (30/07/1971).
- <4> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 01/12/2017.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 3282 4721 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRITHVILLE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Feb 6 2023 10:24AM
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