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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NE 27 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Pillbox at Hougham battery |
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Summary
Pillbox at Hougham battery.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2930 3957 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NE |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (PILLBOX, Modern - 1940 AD to 2050 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Second World War Pillbox |
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Full description
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'Mine' variant of common Dover sqaure pillbox with overhanging roof slab and one embrasure per side. Embrasures blocked and entrance buried. Made of brick shuttered concrete and in fair condition. Located on the edge of the Hougham Battery site, at the top of the bank overlooking the A20. c.1940. (1)
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG/FSG. |
