While on an afternoon stroll in South Somerset a couple of days ago I came across some relics from World War Two. What looks like some strange form of alien plant life lurking in the undergrowth are actually concrete dragon’s teeth covered in ivy. For most of the year they are hidden by the greenery, but at this time of year they are easily visible.
They were used to
form part of the Ilminster Anti-Tank Island in the early years of the Second
World War when a German invasion was considered possible. The dragon’s teeth originally ran all along
the eastern side of Dillington Park Drive.
An information board near a concrete pill-box in the Drive is very
informative and explains the role of Anti-Tank Islands.
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| World War Two dragon's teeth in Dillington park Drive, Ilminster, South Somerset. |
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