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Building record TQ 44 NE 111 - PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24)
Summary
Irregular hexagon, brick-shuttered pillbox - faces W. 7 x embrasures (2 covering doorway). Entrance partially bricked up. On the corner of a copse near a sharp bend in the River Eden, in an area between Edenbridge and Skinners Farm.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 4554 4644 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ44NE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | EDENBRIDGE, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Full Description
On the corner of a copse near a sharp bend in the River Eden, in an area between Edenbridge and Skinners Farm. Irregular hexagon, brick-shuttered pillbox - faces W. 7 x embrasures (2 covering doorway). Entrance partially bricked up.
Hexagonal pillbox with 7 embrasures. Entrance had been bricked up post-war, but the blocking is now almost totally removed.Irregular hexagon, brick-shuttered pillbox - faces W. 7 x embrasures(2 covering doorway). Entrance partially bricked up.On the corner of a copse near a sharp bend in the River Eden, in an area between Edenbridge and Skinners Farm. (1)
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE32029 Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002. Defence of Britain Project.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
Record last edited
Feb 5 2026 12:51PM