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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 151 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War pillbox, Higham Marshes |
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Summary
WW2 Type 24 pillbox at Higham Marshes
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7123 7552 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (PILLBOX, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SITE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Concrete pillbox, type 24, facing N. Buried in old counter wall. Nothing visible, but probing detected a structure approx. 20cm below present surface. Situated on grassland (1), site photographs see (2,3). Not visible during the 2005 coastal survey must be still buried in the sea wall (4).
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Siet visit by VTC Smith 1995 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9440.
<3> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9858.
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Siet visit by VTC Smith 1995. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3068. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4041. print. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
