Monument record MWX43643 - WWII type 22 pillbox, Kingsdown
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 37930 49885 (point) Centred |
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Map sheet | TR34NE |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | WALMER, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
WWII type 22 pillbox visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942, 1943 and 1946 [1, 2 and 3], located on the beach at Kingsdown. This feature was located within the line of a roughly semi-circular probable beach obstacle comprised of what is likely to have been piled stones (MWX43642). This feature lay 45m W of the high water mark. It was not visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [4].
Located 15m to the E was a double line of beach scaffolding (MWX43629).
A transcription of the feature recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<4> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3749 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <4> SWX15711 Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3749 14-AUG-2003.
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) (EWX10065)
Record last edited
Sep 30 2013 12:06PM