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1940's House

Came upon this delightful circa 1940 house today during the course of a house hunt.

"Set in rural Aberdeenshire and enjoying a pleasant roadside location this delightful period dwelling house is accessed by steps leading from the nearby woodland. Riverside location, private parking, good views of the bridge and surrounding countryside. Sleeps up to 8."

According to Canmore this type-24 pillbox is situated on the East bank of the River Urie, immediately north of the East end of the bridge that carries the public road over the river. Polygonal on plan with a flat concrete roof, it measures a maximum of 7.5m from ENE to WSW by 3.9m transversely overall and up to 2.3m in height. The three main faces of the pillbox look SE, S, and SW respectively, each containing two loop-holes. The entrance, which is offset towards the West in the long rear wall, is also flanked by loop-holes. The entrance is also protected internally by a baffle-wall, which creates a passage turning sharply east before opening into the interior. The entrance is linked to the slightly higher ground immediately to the NE by a flight of concrete steps.
A development of the Type 22 pillbox, this bullet-proof hexagonal infantry pillbox was garrisoned by up to 8 men and has walls up to 2 foot thick with 7 loopholes - 2 of these in the rear wall. The defenders could have used weapons in addition to the standard issue Lee-Enfield rifle, such as light machine guns and anti-tank rifles.

Not sure about the price but I suppose the neighbours would have to behave.

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