Monument record MDO25912 - World War II pillbox on Chapel Hill, Abbotsbury

A World War II type 26 pillbox located on the slopes of Chapel Hill. It is square on plan and constructed of concrete. The pillbox was probably constructed in 1940 and was situated within the Abbotsbury Defence area, which at this time, was manned by the 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. A field visit in 1995 found the pillbox to be in a good condition. Visible an extant structure on aerial photographs taken in 1946.

Square type 26 pillbox. [Shown on OS 1:2500 sheet SY 5684 - 5784 (1964)]. On slope of Chapel Hill [approach from Swannery car park]. <1-3>


A World War II type 26 pillbox located on the slopes of Chapel Hill visible an extant structure on aerial photographs taken in 1946 <4>. The site was digitally plotted during the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, S0003113 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, S0003113 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0003113 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3317-8 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12186.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1419107 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

May 9 2023 5:04PM