Monument record TR 13 SW 78 - PILLBOX

Summary

Pillbox [shown on German map of British defences]. Summary from record TR 13 SW 102: Pillbox [shown on German map of British defences]. Summary from record TR 13 SW 101: Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 564506 Summary from record 1427422: A Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox shown on a German map of British defences, on the East bank of the canal waterway North of The Redoubt, between Hythe and Dymchurch. The L-shaped pillbox was also visible on historical aerial photographs at this location.

Location

Grid reference TR 1257 3242 (point)
Map sheet TR13SW
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (5)

Full Description

, Sudostkuste England: Schragbildreihe II, Dungeness - Dover (Cartographic materials). SKE13168.

Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.

<2> RAF, 1943, NMR RAF/AC81 155-156 26-AUG-1943 (Photograph). SWX23890.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks.
  • --- Cartographic materials: . Sudostkuste England: Schragbildreihe II, Dungeness - Dover.
  • <1> Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1943. NMR RAF/AC81 155-156 26-AUG-1943.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)

Record last edited

Jan 22 2014 10:34AM