Show on map Pillbox sits within the loop-holed walls of Paddys Hole and commands an excellent view of the river mouth.
The pillbox dates from WW2, although the enclosure itself is a Submarine Mine Depot dating from 1892.
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Show on map This pillbox is gradually becoming filled with sand from the dunes and will become covered over, but its still accessible due the top entrance. The remains of a small brick building stand a few metres to the south.
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Show on map The pillbox differs from the others due to its partial brick cladding.
Theres also a very large entrance with metal posts and some large concrete blocks adjacent.
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Show on map An unusual long pillbox with an entrance and blast wall at either end, very close to the modern blast furnace.
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Show on map Much of this is now engulfed by the sand dunes, its hard to see where the entrance was or exactly what purpose it served, the roof has also collapsed in on itself and there are a few mangled pieces of metal visible
Petroleum Warfare would have involed the burning of petrol on the surface of the sea to repel invasion.
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Show on map The pillbox on Bran Sands has fallen onto the beach due to coastal erosion.
The Defence of Britain database says this as a type 23 pillbox, but I think this must be a variation as type 23 should have the access via a hole in the roof.