Monument Number 1486058 |
| Hob Uid: 1486058 | |
Location :
North Yorkshire
Hambleton, Richmondshire
Catterick, Killerby
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| Grid Ref : SE2577296362 |
| Summary : A Second World War pill box and a complex arrangement of barbed wire on the south-eastern side of RAF Catterick are visible as structures on historic air photographs. The pillbox is not visible on recent photographs but may be concealed within the hedgeline, the barbed wire was probably removed shortly after the end of the war. |
| More information : A Second World War pill box and a complex arrangement of barbed wire on the eastern side of RAF Catterick are visible as structures on historic air photographs around SE256 963. The pillbox was at SE2564 9647 and it was encircled by a small rectangular barbed wire enclosure. This was probably part of a system of defences that encircled the airfield (see also UIDs 1485675, 1485653, 1486086, 1486088 and 1486090). The pillbox does is not visible on the Google Earth photography but may be concealed within the hedgeline, the barbed wire was probably removed shortly after the end of the war. (1-2) |