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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 35 NE 52 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Pillbox, Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club |
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Summary
WW2 Pillbox
Summary from record TR 35 NE 267:
This pillbox is the east end of a stop line that ran east/west and connected to the Corps Line
| Grid Reference: | TR 37032 55373 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NE |
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| Parish: | SHOLDEN, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Abandoned 1945, Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Irregular octagonal pillbox of c1940 date at S edge of Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club, near road (1)
Description from record TR 35 NE 267:
This pillbox is unusual in shape similar to a stretched Type 24. It is constructed of brick with concrete filling the cavity space and concrete roof. There are seven loopholes at the normal level and below these are blocked up larger loopholes which were probably for Boys Anti-Tank Rifles. There is one door and no internal ricochet wall.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : Yes
How accessed for survey : The pillbox is just close to the ancient highway between Deal and Sandwich.
Tourism Potential : No
Condition : moderate
Date of visit : 13/11/06
Verbal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE14101.
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Verbal communication: Verbal Communication. |
| <1> | Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. |
