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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 SE 174 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | PILLBOX |
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Summary
Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 596528
Summary from record 1428533:
A Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox located north of the Royal Military Canal, Hythe. The pillbox was not visible on available historical aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1580 3480 |
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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)
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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N of Royal Military Canal, Hythe.Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 596528
Description from record 1428533:
Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 596528. N of Royal Military Canal, Hythe. (1)
The pillbox referred to above (Source 1) was not visible on aerial photographs viewed as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP at the location given in source 1. The pillbox may be obscured by dense foliage or given a wrong National Grid Reference. (2)
Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document). SKE13159.
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940. List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks. |
| <1> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database. |
