MMO1368 - World War Two infantry section post at Porlock Beach (Monument)

A Second World War pillbox, probably an infantry section post at SS 8698 4763, visible as a structure, was mapped from aerial photographs taken in 1941. Located on the beach edge in the field hedge line below (north of) Porlock Vale House, southeast of Porlock Weir, the 18.5 metres long structure consists of two connected covered linear concrete trenches about 2.5 metres wide forming a very shallow `v' shape, constructed with a substantial flat concrete roof. Square embrasures are located along each wing facing north out to sea. At the centre rear of the structure, an open square area may have contained a light anti-aircraft gun, next to which is the entrance to the structure. In the centre front of the structure is a square roofed extension with a single square embrasure, possibly for use by a machine gun. The structure was still extant in 1958 but was no longer visible in 1979. [1-6] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [7]