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Pillbox HED NI NISMR MonID 5330 is a Second World War defensive structure located in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The pillbox dates from the period of British anti-invasion preparations following 1940, when such fortifications were constructed across the British Isles to resist potential German assault. As a small, heavily reinforced concrete defensive position, it would have been designed to accommodate machine-gun crews or anti-tank weaponry to command approaches to the locality. The structure represents the widespread militarisation of the Northern Irish landscape during the Second World War.
Pillbox - dhp no.224 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5330. View the official record →
Pillbox HED NI NISMR MonID 5330 is a Second World War defensive structure located in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5330.
Pillbox - dhp no.224 is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 5330.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lisbane. multivallate rath (7.2 km), Wwii pillbox - dhp no.42 (7.6 km), Pillbox - dhp no. 38 (7.8 km).
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