Monument Number 1416570 |
| Hob Uid: 1416570 | |
Location :
Somerset
Somerset West and Taunton
Dunster
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| Grid Ref : SS9959343956 |
| Summary : Site of a Second World War Type 24 pillbox situated close to Loxhole Bridge on the seaward side of the A39 road. The pillbox was constructed in 1940-41 and built of reinforced concrete. It was demolished in 1962. A field visit in 1996 located no traces of the structure. The pillbox is immediately north of another recorded as SS 94 SW 134 and may be associated with the two nissen huts recorded as SS 94 SE 139. |
More information : Pillbox. Destroyed in 1962.
LOCATION: Close to Loxhole Bridge on seaward side of A39 road.
with site location plan drawn on form].(1)
The pillbox referred to above (1) is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947. The pillbox is of a Type 24 design and centred at SS 9959 4395. It faces northeast towards Dunster Beach. The entrance is on the southwest side. The pillbox was still extant on aerial photographs taken in June 1962 but was not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1964 and was likely demolished to make way for a canalised section of waterway. The pillbox is immediately north of another recorded as SS 94 SW 134, UID 1416595 and may be associated with the two nissen huts recorded as SS 94 SE 139, UID 1454097. (2-4) |