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World War II pillbox. This pillbox would have been part of the defences of the Bridge of Don road crossing. At the start of World War Two, with the fall of Norway and Denmark in May 1940, seaborne invasion to the northern coasts became a serious possibility. Had this happened the country's main defences would have relied on holding the beaches for as long as possible and delaying the invading force by stop-lines. The pillbox has been built into the foot of the cliff of the old river terrace that marks the southern edge of Seaton Park. With its regular hexagonal plan and loopholes in each of its six walls, it is one of the most common types of pillbox seen in Britain. The entrance has been placed at the furthest expected direction of attack. The rear has been buried beneath a soil slip, including the entrance at the rear wall. Should this pillbox follow others of its type, along side the entrance will be a small loophole for rearward defence. Except the northwest loophole all others have been blocked up or filled with soil, looking inside it is possible to see the Y-shaped anti-ricochet wall. Construction of the pillbox involved the pouring of concrete into wooden shuttering. This method could produce complex shapes economically.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
Aberdeen City
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NJ90NW0352 - SEATON PARK