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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 26 NE 1236 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Approx site of pillbox identified on 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map |
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Summary
Approx site of pillbox identified on 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map. Destroyed before 1946 aerial photo. No visible surface trace (8.12.13) but diffuse parchmark on 2013 may indicate site .
| Grid Reference: | TR 2880 6981 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR26NE |
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| Parish: | BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX? (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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Approx site of pillbox identified on 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map. Destroyed before 1946 aerial photo. No visible surface trace (8.12.13) but diffuse parchmark on 2013 (Google Earth) may indicate site . (1,2)
<1> 1940, Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940 (Map). SKE31323.
<2> Mark Samuel, 2015, Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel (Verbal communication). SKE30957.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: 1940. Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940. |
| <2> | Verbal communication: Mark Samuel. 2015. Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel. |
