Monument record MWX1426 - Second world War Type 25 pillbox, Ringstead, Osmington

A Second World War Type 25 pillbox is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs of Ringstead beach taken in 1946. It has since broken into two major sections which are still visible on the beach below eroding cliffs.

Remains of a type 25 pillbox on the beach below eroding cliffs. It has been broken into two major sections which lie approx. 20ft apart. The largest section has had its top section broken away from above the bottom of the embrasures. Walls are 12ins thick, and the structure has an internal diameter of approx. 6ft. Pillbox was constructed on a 9ins thick concrete base. <1-3>

The pillbox is visible as an extant structure on aerial photographs of Ringstead beach taken in 1946 <4>. It is still visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project. This feature was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, S0000067 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, S0000067 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0000067 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Royal Air Force, 18-NOV-1949, RAF 541/402 F20 3006-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12920.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1416285 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Sep 6 2024 4:37PM