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Pillbox (cantilevered)

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22/05/1992 A cantilever-type pillbox. A completely circular pit 4ft 6ins deep x 16ft diameter, lined in brick and concrete, has a central pillar some 6ft high. On top of this is mounted a massive concrete dish (an upside down saucer) , equally 16ft diameter. This leaves a 9ins gap at shoulder height round the entire circumference giving a 360 degree fire capability.

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Type PILLBOX (CANTILEVERED)
Status Extant
Condition Good
Source Defence of Britain Archive
Sources archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/dob/ai_full_r.cfm?refno=13428
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Pillbox (cantilevered) 200 yards to the SE of Hunsdon Lodge Farm, Hunsdon. Military Bunker Unknown Good BunkerAtlas historical bunker military heritage