Modern Pillbox 100 Meters North of Hive Point, Hawthorn Hive (Hawthorn)
Pillbox from South 2014
Pillbox from North 2014
Pillbox from East 2014
Pillbox from North - Close up 2014
Second World War Type 22 pillbox, variant. Situated on the North side of Hawthorn Burn at the mouth of Hawthorn Dene, at the base of the cliffs. Constructed of concrete during the period 1940-1. (1). The pillbox and barbed wire perimeter are visible as structures on aerial photographs (2).
D3836
Second World War (1939 to 1945)
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