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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 25 NE 223 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Pillbox, Twitham Hill, Goodnestone |
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Summary
An irregular hexagonal Type TW3/24 pillbox on the north side of Twitham Hill in the middle of a field.
| Grid Reference: | TR 26173 56130 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR25NE |
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| Parish: | GOODNESTONE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Second World War Pillbox, Twitham Hill, Goodnestone |
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Full description
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From the report:
"An irregular pillbox in concrete with redbrick facings. The rear wall is longer than the others and contains the entrance with an embrasure (firing slits) to each side of it. It is located on the north side of Twitham Hill in the middle of an arable field. The internal 'Y' shaped walling which was to prevent ricocheting bullets is still present. The walls are about 1 foot thick. The rear wall is approximately 12ft (3.65m) long, the other walls being 6ft to 8ft (1.8m to 2.4m) in length. Walls are often about 1ft thick (0.3m), although many pillboxes of this type have walls up to 3ft (0.9m) in thickness" (1).
<1> Nicola Bannister, 2001, Goodnestone Park and Estate: Heritage Landscape Management Plan (Unpublished document). SKE15949.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. 2001. Goodnestone Park and Estate: Heritage Landscape Management Plan. |
