Monument Number 1407829 |
| Hob Uid: 1407829 | |
Location :
Northumberland
Stamfordham
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| Grid Ref : NZ0760068400 |
| Summary : World War II pillbox, which was formerly part of the defences of Ouston Airfield [NZ 07 SE 18]. The pillbox is a variant of no known type and is keyhole shaped. It was probably built between 1940 and 1941; Ouston Airfield opened in 1941. The pillbox is located northwest of Harlow Hill, north of Hadrian's Wall but south of the airfield itself, being the more southerly of the two pillboxes thus located. Both pillboxes are within the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site. |
More information : The Defence of Britain Database notes a World War Two pillbox which formerly belonged to RAF Ouston Airfield's defences at NZ 076 684. The pillbox is a variant of no known type and is keyhole shaped; the building materials are not given. It may have been built 1940-1941. It was said to be extant but the exact condition was unknown - the record is undated but presumably dates from the mid 1990s to 2001 when the Defence of Britain Database was compiled. The parish or townland is given as Harlow Hill, Northumberland (sic - see below). (1)
The administrative location of the pillbox cited in the Defence of Britain Database record (source 1 above) is misleading. The location is near Harlow Hill but assuming the NGR in source 1 is correct the pillbox and Harlow Hill itself lie within Stamfordham Civil Parish. (2)
Located south of Ouston Airfield itself, NW of Harlow Hill and north of Hadrian's Wall; the more southerly of the two pillboxes whose position can be so described. Both pillboxes are located within the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site. (3) |