Monument record MWX1310 - Pillbox at Othona, Burton Bradstock

A World War II, type 22 pillbox located on a hillside overlooking Chesil Beach at Othona, near Swyre. It is hexagonal in plan with an entrance at the rear, and five embrasures. Construction took place sometime between 1940-41 and is of brick and concrete. A field visit in 1995 found the structure to be extant. Visible on aerial photographs and digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

Type 22 pillbox on hillside overlooking Chesil Beach. Hexagonal in shape with entrance at rear, with 5 embrasures. Generally in good condition, but inside the floor surface is filled with a large amount of rubble that reduces the height to only 3ft 6ins approx. Pistol port through wall next to entrance at rear.At Othona, near Swyre. <1-3>

Visible on aerial photographs <4> and digitally plotted for the South Dorset Ridgeway Mapping Project.

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, S0000113 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, S0000113 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0000113 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3314-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12153.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1416327 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Apr 28 2023 4:28PM