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Monument details

HER Number:TR 13 SW 87
Type of record:Monument
Name:PILLBOX

Summary

Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 566501

Summary from record 1428556:

A Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox located near the Dymchurch redoubt. The pillbox was not visible on the available historical aerial photographs at the given location, however the likely pillbox described is probably that visible 50m to the southeast . The pillbox was subsequently demolished after 1947.

Grid Reference:TR 1283 3200
Map Sheet:TR13SW
Parish:HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
  • PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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Dymchurch.Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 566501

Description from record 1428556:
Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 566501. Dymchurch. (1)

The pillbox referred to above (Source 1) was not visible on the available historical aerial photographs at the given location. However there is a possible pillbox located 50meters to the southeast at TR 1284 3200, which is likely to be the pillbox described. This pillbox was mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. The pillbox was subsequently demolished after 1947. (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Unknown, 1940, List of Pillboxes, Defended Houses, and Roadblocks (Unpublished document).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.

<2> Oblique aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23622.

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---Unpublished document: Unknown. 1940.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.
<2>(No record type): Oblique aerial photograph reference number.