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Wwii Pillbox – DHP No.230 is a modern pillbox located in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, constructed during the Second World War as part of the coastal and inland defence infrastructure established across the British Isles. The structure sits on bedrock of the Leadhills Supergroup, a Silurian-period wacke formation typical of the upland geology of central Ulster. The pillbox is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 5332.
As one of hundreds of similar defensive structures built rapidly between 1940 and 1942, this pillbox would have formed part of a wider network designed to resist potential invasion or airborne assault. Craigavon's location on the main routes into central Ulster made it strategically significant during wartime. The pillbox's construction type and positioning reflect standard military engineering practice of the period, with designs adapted to local terrain and tactical requirements.
Today the pillbox survives as a tangible reminder of Northern Ireland's experience during the Second World War and the extensive civilian and military preparations undertaken in response to the threat of German invasion. Its designation as a protected monument recognises the archaeological and historical value of such structures as evidence of mid-twentieth-century conflict and defensive strategy.
Wwii pillbox - dhp no.230 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5332. View the official record →
Wwii Pillbox – DHP No.230 is a modern pillbox located in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, constructed during the Second World War as part of the coastal and inland defence infrastructure established across the British Isles. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5332.
Wwii pillbox - dhp no.230 dates from the modern period, and is classified as a pillbox. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Wwii pillbox - dhp no.230 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 5332.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lisbane. multivallate rath (6.9 km), Pillbox - dhp no. 38 (7.6 km), Rath with later annexe (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Wwii pillbox - dhp no.230's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Wwii pillbox - dhp no.230 stands on Leadhills Supergroup, bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is wacke.