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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 NE 116 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War II pillbox, North Level, Isle of Grain |
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Summary
A World War II pillbox at Rosecourt Barn, now in use as storage space on a Ministry of Defence firing range. Identified during a survey of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaeology in 2002.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8696 7794 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87NE |
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| Parish: | ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Rosecourt Barn. In use as storage space on MOD firing range. (1). Photograph (2-3). Site identified during 2002 survey (4).
<1> Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy, Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites (Index). SKE6445.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9481.
<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9482.
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot) (Bibliographic reference). SWX11840.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Index: Victor Smith and Ron Crowdy. Thames Gateway Assesment: Gazetteer of Defence Sites. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3015. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3016. print. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot). |
