WW2 pillbox in Carlton Colville

Introduction

The photograph on this page of WW2 pillbox in Carlton Colville by Adrian S Pye as part of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

WW2 pillbox in Carlton Colville

Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 3 Jun 2014

The hexagonal pillbox faces west and would have faced open fields suitable to paratroop or glider landings. It has an internal ricochet wall and is without shelves beneath the embrasures so would have only been suitable for small-arms.

Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0

Image Location

coordinates on a map icon
Latitude
52.468094
Longitude
1.696927