Kirkby Lonsdale Pill Box, Cumbria
N 54° 11.829 W 002° 35.192
30U E 526974 N 6005535
The pill box sits on a prominent mound beside the main arterial road, A65. Nowadays road signs and trees spoil the field of vision. The pill box seams out of place with no obvious WW2 sites nearby. In very good condition. Coordinates are roadside.
Waymark Code: WM3Y3M
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/03/2008
Views: 38
A type 24 pillbox took advantage of the natural defence line formed by the River Lune, and formed a "nodal point" to thwart the enemy's possible progress from the East towards the heavy industrial areas of the Barrow peninsula and West Cumberland. The earth and grass aerial camouflage is still intact. Note the sloped surrounds on the outside of the gun slots. This would have been to allow maximum fire cover with either rifle or light machine-gun.