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DHP No. 42 is a Second World War concrete pillbox located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. The structure dates from the early 1940s and forms part of the extensive defensive network constructed during the war to protect against potential invasion. Like other pillboxes of this type in Northern Ireland, it represents the strategic preparations undertaken by British and Irish forces during the Second World War. The site is recorded within the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under the reference HED NI NISMR MonID 7728.
Wwii pillbox - dhp no.42 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7728. View the official record →
DHP No. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7728.
Wwii pillbox - dhp no.42 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.42 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 7728.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath & possible souterrain (6.6 km), Standing stone (7.2 km), Rath (7.8 km).
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