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The minefield control tower 940m and pillbox 980m south east of Holliwell Farm is a Second World War defensive installation located in Essex. These structures formed part of the coastal defence network constructed during the war, when such installations were built across vulnerable sections of the English coastline to resist potential invasion. The control tower would have served to coordinate and monitor the minefield's operation, whilst the pillbox provided localised infantry defence and fire control. Both structures remain as physical evidence of the military preparations undertaken during the 1939–1945 period.
World War II minefield control tower 940m and pillbox 980m south east of Holliwell Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020997. View the official record →
The minefield control tower 940m and pillbox 980m south east of Holliwell Farm is a Second World War defensive installation located in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020997.
World War II minefield control tower 940m and pillbox 980m south east of Holliwell Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020997.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Foulness Island, 1947 Explosives Storage Area (5.7 km), Earthworks in and E of Pandole Wood (6.5 km), Romano-British burial site on Foulness Island (6.5 km).
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