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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 492 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Type 23 Second World War Pillbox, St. Martin's Battery, Western Heights, Dover |
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Summary
A number of pillboxes were constructed across the Western Heights in the 20th century to cover the approaches to the heights, these are generally inter-visible. This example is a type 23 pillbox comprising two cells; an open Anti Aircraft pit with a central concrete pillar for a light machine gun. It is located to the rear of St Martins Battery, reached via a long flight of steps from the covered way behind the battery. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 31413 40773 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Disused, Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 1020298: FORTIFICATIONS, ROMAN LIGHTHOUSE AND MEDIEVAL CHAPEL ON WESTERN HEIGHTS |
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Full description
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A number of pillboxes were constructed across the Western Heights in the 20th century to cover the approaches to the heights, these are generally inter-visible. This example is a 'Walk In' type 23 pillbox comprising two cells; an open Anti Aircraft pit with a central concrete pillar for a light machine gun. It is located to the rear of St Martins Battery, reached via a long flight of steps from the covered way behind the battery. The AA pit measures 2.35m by 1.84m with walls 1.65m high. A flight of three steps in the south-west wall of the AA pit descends 0.40m into the pillbox through a doorway 0.49m wide by 1.61m high. The interior is 2.30m square, with a flat concrete roof. A concrete ricochet wall, 1.35m long by 0.23m wide partially divides the interior. (1-4)
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
<2> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage, KD105 (Unpublished document). SKE6956.
<3> RCHME, 2000, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 5: St Martin's Battery, 19th and 20th-century artillery battery (Unpublished document). SKE17500.
<4> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 10: Miscellaneous Structures 1850-1945 (Unpublished document). SKE17506.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG/PSG. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage. KD105. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: RCHME. 2000. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 5: St Martin's Battery, 19th and 20th-century artillery battery. |
| <4>XY | Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 10: Miscellaneous Structures 1850-1945. [Mapped feature: #17207 Pillbox, ] |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 474 | Part of: St. Martin's Battery, Western Heights, Dover (Building) |
