Monument record MWX1480 - Second World War pillbox, East Weare Batteries, Portland

A Second World War pillbox, possibly a Type 22, is located adjacent to East Weare Batteries and is visible on aerial photographs of 1946. It was constructed sometime between 1940-41 and formed part of the Dorset Coast Defences and the Isle of Portland Defences. A field visit in 1996 found the structure to be extant.

Pillbox [no specification].East Weare Camp, Isle of Portland. LOCATION: East Weare Camp, Isle of Portland. <1-3>

A Second World War pillbox is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 <4>. It appears to be a Type 22, hexagonal pillbox. This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 1995, Defence of Britain Project, S0013739 (Digital archive). SWX5.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 2003, Defence of Britain Project Database, S0013739 (Machine readable data file). SDO128.

<3> Council for British Archaeology, 2006, Defence of Britain Project Archive DEB01, S0013739 (Excavation archive). SDO17227.

<4> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3229-30 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13055.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1427856 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Jun 12 2023 7:05AM