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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 419 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Gun emplacement and small pillbox of non-standard design, WWII |
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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 and are generally inter-visible. This pillbox is a two phased structure with standard Type A Quad (of which there are three other examples) attached to a rectangular brick building and is situated on the northern side of Citadel Battery. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 303 403 |
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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?)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (GUN EMPLACEMENT, Modern - 1940 AD to 2050 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 and are generally inter-visible. This pillbox is a two phased structure with standard Type A Quad (of which there are three other examples) attached to a rectangular brick building and is situated on the northern side of Citadel Battery. The Earlier rectangular structure measures 2.41m by 1.84m set within a concrete cavity. It has a flat concrete roof and is entered through a doorway, 0.72m wide in the east side with two windows in the northern wall. The pillbox itself is constructed in concrete with brick facings inside and out, a concrete floor and flat overhanging reinforced concrete roof. It has embrasures in the east, north and west walls and there are three recesses, two in the east and one in the west walls. (1-2)
Historic England archive material: AF00104 Dover Western Heights, miscellaneous military structures The survey of miscellaneous military structures was carried out by RCHME Cambridge office between April and July 1998 as part of the Western Heights Project.
<1> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 10: Miscellaneous Structures 1850-1945 (Unpublished document). SKE17506.
<2> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 10: Miscellaneous Structures 1850-1945. [Mapped feature: #14293 Pillbox, ] |
| <2> | Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. |
Related records
| TR 34 SW 887 | Part of: Citadel Battery, Dover Western Heights (Monument) |
