Building record TR 33 NW 55 - Aycliffe square pillbox (3), Shakespeare Cliff, west of Dover

Summary

Square pillbox.

Location

Grid reference TR 3042 3967 (point)
Map sheet TR33NW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

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. Demolished (explosives?) but floor and roof slabs remain
Owner : Unknown
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : Very poor
Date of visit :

This structure was mapped from military aerial photographs as part of the SE Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey. The building measures 5.5m by 5.5m and was mapped from aerial photographs taken in June 1942 [1]. It was first visible in Februay 1941 [2]. The pillbox is positioned approximately 36m from Shakespeare Cliff edge to the west of Dover. As a ruined structure it is still visible in May 2008 [3]. A transcription of this feature exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.

A gun pit was positioned (630431, 139682) 6m east of Mke42099. This was first observed on the 11th December 1941 [4] and last slightly evident on the 20th August 1968 [5]. This feature was digitised from the 5th of August 1945 [6].


<3> Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory, CCO TR3039nw 19-MAY-2008 (Photograph). SWX15703.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <3> Photograph: Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory. CCO TR3039nw 19-MAY-2008.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)

Record last edited

Apr 21 2022 2:29PM