A well preserved trench system that is thought to date from WWI, though may be WWII. This is located roughly 100mtrs from Pillbox S0007237
Northumberland
Pictures of the large gun house at Low Cocklawburn beach near Scremerston. These are from 2004 and predate the current trend for graffiti and general painting of the rear wall.
BEACH DEFENCE BATTERY: S0007198, Scremerston.
Concrete rectangular pillbox located at back of dunes overlooking road off beach. Now used for service duct, either electric or water board. Original blast wall to entrance present, with embrasures.
PILLBOX: S0001748
A “mini gun battery” at Beacon Point Newbiggin. There is a Hotchkiss 6pdr gun house and a vickers machinegun pillbox as well as the remains of a Lozenge pillbox and another destroyed heavy achine gun pillbox. There is evidence that the Main gun house andf the lozenge pillbox were linked […]
ANTI TANK GUN EMPLACEMENT: S0007192
Shortly after these pictures were taken in September 2010, the extremely bad winter of 2010 caused a build up of snow on the roof of this barn, causing it to collapse at the height of the loopholes.
DEFENDED BUILDING: e11394, Alnwick.
Loopholed wall protecting Northern approach to Alnwick. Pictures taken in 2006.
Loopholed Wall, Canongate, Alnwick
Very fine example of a pillbox disguised as a small stone cottage with brick chimney stack and “collapsed” roof.
PILLBOX (VARIANT): S0007011, Hemscott Hill, Druridge Bay.
Rectangular pillbox, disguised with stone facing to front and sides and concrete sandbags to rear.
PILLBOX: S0002877, Warkworth.
The pictures below were taken shortly after the “Beast from the East” and show how much sand was scoured away by the storm.
PILLBOX: e11558, Embleton.
These views of the Loopholed wall at Alnwick Cemetery are from 2005 and predate the building of the Sainsburys supermarket and other buildings which now obscure the view of the wall. The pictures below were taken from inside the cemetery in 2006.
Loopholed Wall: S0007201. Alnwick Cemetery.
Hadston Lozenge 55 1748.12″N 1 3547.20″W Good Condition.
Pillbox (Lozenge): e11662
This variant pillbox is circular with three large loopholes. It has a sunken entrance with two staple steps fitted down the shaft. It’s in pretty good condition and graffiti free. It’s almost completely invisible amongst the vegetation.
Pillbox (Variant): S0007992
Download the .zip file and extract it to get a google Earth KMZ file of the itinerary for the PSG Ouston Trip Click Here to download the zipped .kmz file – Ouston Trip 2
PSG Ouston Trip 2018
Visible as slight depressions / darker patches in the road surface these are vertical rail sockets for a double roadblock located at the junction of The Wynding and front street at the south end on Bamburgh.
Anti Tank Vertical Rail: e34849 – Bamburgh
Round Pillbox, Harlow Hill. RAF Ouston Thick Fronted Round Pillbox. S0007987
