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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 SE 197 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24) |
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Summary
Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 617529
| Grid Reference: | TR 17788 34800 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SE |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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On Royal Military Canal, E of Hythe, close to a footbridge.Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 617529 (1-2)
A pilbox found immediately east of northern end of Seaview Bridge during dredging works, built into the rampart. Assume this is the same pillbox as mentioned above. [coordinates moved from TR 17862 34818 to TR 17788 34800] (3)
<1> , Sheet (Blatt) 1/74 (Cartographic materials). SKE13164.
<2> Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.
<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2003, The Royal Military Canal: An Archaeological Watching Brief and Evaluation during works between Seabrook near Folkstone and West Hythe. (Unpublished document). SKE16591.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Cartographic materials: . Sheet (Blatt) 1/74. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2003. The Royal Military Canal: An Archaeological Watching Brief and Evaluation during works between Seabrook near Folkstone and West Hythe.. |
