NHER 16787 (Monument record) - World War Two pillbox

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Summary

An unusually shaped type 3 Air Ministry concrete pillbox of about 1940, built as a perimeter defence for the east side of RAF Coltishall.

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Map sheet TG22SE
Civil Parish SCOTTOW, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Pill box.
East side of Coltishall airfield.
Not usual form; concrete slabs with sloping roof.
Position is approximate.
Information from Pillbox Survey.
E. Rose (NAU), 25 November 1980.

See record form in file by source [1], who corrects grid reference and adds:
One of two Air Ministry type 3 pillboxes, of about 1940. Defends east side of RAF Coltishall. Very odd mounts in five loop holes. Hatch in roof.
Survey No. G4-13.
D.Walker (NLA), July 1996.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.

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Oct 28 2025 4:31PM

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