What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Colchester.
Pill Box on Mersea Island is a coastal defense structure built during World War II to protect against potential enemy invasion. It reflects the military preparedness of the UK's eastern coast and is one of many pill boxes constructed across the country during this period.
Places near here
Eastern Tip of Mersea IslandIsland · 786 yd
Bateman's TowerListed building · 949 yd
Cliff StrataCliff or headland · 1052 yd
Martello Tower and T34Castle, fort or tower · 1141 yd
Martello TowerListed building · 1141 yd
Coopers BeachBeach · 1.5 mi
Rat IslandNature reserve · 1.6 mi
Colne Point Landing BeachBeach · 1.7 mi
Pyfleet and Pewit IslandIsland · 1.7 mi
Thorrington Tide MillHeritage attraction · 2.6 mi
Wreck of 'Fly' a Ballast Barge built in Devon in 1899Shipwreck · 2.8 mi
Fingringhoe Wick Nature ReserveNature reserve · 3.0 miOther information
Photo: Martin Stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0