Another visit to Ringstead Bay and some more wartime relics. Top, with White Nothe in the distance, is a brick and reinforced concrete searchlight position which would have raked the approaches to the important harbour at Weymouth. Sadly, the base of the monument is fractured, with the front section sinking forward, which doesn't bode well for the sites survival. About 30m to the rear is a unique, if not very odd, pillbox position of brick, reinforced concrete and ironwork. I have never seen a monument of this form before and can find no reference for the design; this is not uncommon, often during the Second World War defences were constructed to suit local needs or availability of resources, though this one is on the bizarre side. The Ringstead area certainly needs further investigation, I know there's more to discover.
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