MMO1374 - World War Two type 24 pillbox northeast of Gapperies (Monument)

The structure was mapped from aerial photographs taken in 1941 and 1946. The concrete pillbox is a slightly irregular hexagon with one wall longer than the other five. The structure was no longer visible in 1958.

SS 8699 4724 A possible Second World War type 24 pillbox, visible as a structure, was mapped from aerial photographs taken in 1941 and 1946. Located in the centre of a field overlooking Porlock Beach, 87 metres northeast of Gapperies in West Porlock, the concrete pillbox is a slightly irregular hexagon, 6.5 metres at its widest point, with one wall longer than the other five. The structure was no longer visible in 1958. [1-4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]