Pillbox 033a, Cape D'Aguilar [1939- ]
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Submitted by Lawrence L on Mon, 2012-01-09 11:46
Current condition:
Ruin
Date Place completed:
1939-01-01
Years ago, I came across this structure at the tip of Cape D'Aguilar. If it's a pillbox, it's making no effort to hide itself as it's sticking out like a sore thumb on top of a rocky outcrop. (There's a Panoramio picture of the structure on Google Earth.) Can anyone throw some light on this? Cheers.
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PB 33a
Tony Banham's "Not the slightest chance" shows this as PB 33a (see map on page 96).
Regards, David
Thanks David. I'll look it up
Thanks David. I'll look it up in his book.
Regards, Lawrence
Cape D'Aguilar pillbox
visited this the other weekend - as noted elsewhere by Rob there's a lyon light emplacement directly above the pillbox, which has three gun openings. The staircase to the top floor has collapsed.
There's a path down from the freaky village above and takes you through an abandoned village at the bottom - suggest not visiting in summer as I had to clear dozens of woodland spider webs on the path...
photo here: http://img.geocaching.com/cache/large/8f33def5-afb9-4da1-bf7f-c71b2703b2ab.jpg
Notes
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Intact
Date of last visit: Dec-1995
Ref: ROB-00635
Other: LL Shelter on top.
I went there July 23 2018. I
I went there July 23 2018. I was surprised it has been restored as there are more recent concrete repairs to the pillbox.
Anyone wanting to come here be aware it is a difficult path down from D'Aguilar Road that involves cutting through several Orby Spider Webs! Better not to do this alone as I did.I was surprised it has been restored as there are more recent concrete repairs to the pillbox.