Pillbox near Cottingwood Common (Morpeth; Hebron)
Lozenge-style concrete pillbox. (1)
A shuttered and cast concrete, six-sided pillbox, with a projecting entrance, now blocked, on the south east side. There are two wide machine gun loops and three rifle loops on the north, west and south west sides, covering the relatively open ground across to the A1. The east and south east sides only have rifle loops. There appears to be a zig-zag trench or gulley to the west which may also have been part of the wartime defences. (2)
Lozenge-shaped pillbox. (3)
Pillbox recorded at NZ 198 876 as part of the nodal defence of Morpeth. (4)
A photographic survey of the setting of three historic buildings was undertaken as part of a programme of archaeological mitigation work carried out as part of the Morpeth Northern Bypass. The photographic survey focussed on the setting of the grade II listed early 18th century Old Farmhouse at East Shield Hill, the grade II listed 18th century brick bridge over the How Burn and a six-sided pillbox built near the old race course in World War II. (5)
NZ 198 876. Lozenge-shaped pillbox, located north of Morpeth. Constructed 1940-1 of reinforced concrete as part of the Northern Command River Wansbeck Stop Line. Condition said to be good. This position sited to the north-east of the end of the track. (6a)
NZ 19701 87572. Located north of Morpeth in a position north-west of the end of a track leading north from Cottingham Common. Seen to be hexagonal, with a projecting entrance. (6b)
A shuttered and cast concrete, six-sided pillbox, with a projecting entrance, now blocked, on the south east side. There are two wide machine gun loops and three rifle loops on the north, west and south west sides, covering the relatively open ground across to the A1. The east and south east sides only have rifle loops. There appears to be a zig-zag trench or gulley to the west which may also have been part of the wartime defences. (2)
Lozenge-shaped pillbox. (3)
Pillbox recorded at NZ 198 876 as part of the nodal defence of Morpeth. (4)
A photographic survey of the setting of three historic buildings was undertaken as part of a programme of archaeological mitigation work carried out as part of the Morpeth Northern Bypass. The photographic survey focussed on the setting of the grade II listed early 18th century Old Farmhouse at East Shield Hill, the grade II listed 18th century brick bridge over the How Burn and a six-sided pillbox built near the old race course in World War II. (5)
NZ 198 876. Lozenge-shaped pillbox, located north of Morpeth. Constructed 1940-1 of reinforced concrete as part of the Northern Command River Wansbeck Stop Line. Condition said to be good. This position sited to the north-east of the end of the track. (6a)
NZ 19701 87572. Located north of Morpeth in a position north-west of the end of a track leading north from Cottingham Common. Seen to be hexagonal, with a projecting entrance. (6b)
N11117
Second World War (1939 to 1945)
MEASURED SURVEY, The Defence of Britain Project 2002
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY, Archaeological mitigation, Morpeth Northern Bypass: Photographic survey 2015; Archaeological Services Durham University
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY, Archaeological mitigation, Morpeth Northern Bypass: Photographic survey 2015; Archaeological Services Durham University
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