Monument record MWX1441 - Second World War Type 25 pillbox, Flowers Barrow, East Lulworth

A small circular pillbox (Type 25 pillbox) situated on the cliff edge. A circular structure is visible at NGR SY 86624 80350 on aerial photographs, located on the cliffs to the south-east of Flower's Barrow hillfort, and is considered likely to be the remains of this pillbox.

Type 25 pillbox, situated on the cliff edge. Dimensions, 9ft diameter. 3 embrasures on W edge entrance. Corrugated iron sheet and concrete construction. Unusual embrasure design, having straight edge on one side but angled edge on other (with DRAWING).Overlooking Worbarrow Bay, halfway up W slope towards Lulworth. <1-3>

A circular structure is visible at NGR SY 86624 80350 on aerial photographs <4> located on the cliffs to the south-east of Flower's Barrow hillfort. It is considered likely to be the remains of the Type 25 Second World war pillbox described above. A trackway leading to this site is likely to be associated with it. These features were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, S0000054 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, S0000054 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0000054 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Channel Coastal Observatory, 20-JUL-2008, CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2008 (Aerial Photograph). SDO12674.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1416272 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Sep 6 2024 4:37PM