Monument record MLI99454 - Pillbox, North Coates Airfield
Summary
A pillbox of the Second World War Coastal Crust, at North Coates airfield.
Type and Period (1)
- PILLBOX (Second World War to 21st Century - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A three bay, concrete anti-aircraft pillbox of the Second World War Coastal Crust. The pillbox faces east and is now largely buried. {1}{2}
The structure was largely demolished in October 2012, during groundworks for the renewal of the coastal flood defences between Tetney and Saltfleet. The circle of iron bolts, forming the holdfast for the light anti-aircraft gun, was photographed in what would have been the central portion of the type 23 pillbox. A clearly associated area of hard standing bordered by a short wall was also recorded to the immediate south of the pillbox. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI4545 Unpublished Document: Dr Mike Osborne. 1999. Defence of Britain Gazetteer. p.1.
- <2> SLI14623 Digital Archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2006. Defence of Britain Archive. 7978.
- <3> SLI15498 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2014. Tetney-Saltfleet Flood Defence Scheme. APS site code: TSFD12.
- <4> SLI15499 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2014. Tetney-Saltfleet Flood Defence Scheme. LCNCC 2012.58.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TA 3768 0269 (36m by 35m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH COATES, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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