Building record TR 23 NE 213 - Round Down square pillbox
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 29620 39474 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR23NE |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
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 : Close to cliff-top footpath
Condition : good
Date of visit :
Description from record TR 23 NE 21:
TR 298395. Standard brick construction square pillbox with concrete roof slab 17ft by 17ft. [Survey details and discussion of type]. (1)
Description from record TR 23 NE 26:
Pillbox of common Dover type- square with over hanging roof slab and two embrasures per side. C. 1940. In good condition and built of brick-shuttered concrete. (1)
A circular structure within a square enclosure is shown on the 2nd and 3rd edition OS mapping of the area. It is unclear what this structure was that the square pillbox replaced.
<1> Burridge, David, Dovers Square Pillboxes, Page Nos. 7 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6411.
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
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Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Defence of Britain (EKE8520)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Dover Pillboxes (EKE4659)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10073)
Record last edited
Jul 29 2024 8:03PM