Building record TR 24 SE 143 - Farthingloe (south) square pillbox (1)

Square pillbox approx 16ft square with overhanging roof slab. Brick-shuttered, 2ft thick walls and 2 embrasures per wall. The type seems to be peculiar to Dover.
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential : Perhaps as part of heritage trail
Condition : good
Date of visit :

Pillbox, brick-shuttered, of common Dover type - square with overhanging roof slab and 2 embrasures per side. Pillbox is half-filled with rubble.Standard brick construction square pillbox with concrete roof slab 17ft by 17ft. [Survey details and discussion of type]. (1) Pillbox (Sector 5). Cassini ref 733581 At Farthingloe, immediately S of cutting and access road to Hougham Battery. (1,2)

Historic england archive material: DEB01 Defence of Britain This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.Box files containing the record sheets gathered from participants in the Defence of Britain Project. The project recorded, with the help of volunteers, the remains of military structures in Britain. The collection is arranged by county and split between anti-invasion and non anti-invasion defences. The record sheets record the visible structures and include location details, structure type and purpose and include photographs.

<1-2> Council for British Archaeology, 2002, Defence of Britain Project (Digital archive). SKE32029.