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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51305 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Second World War Type 24 pillbox, Royal Military Canal East of Hythe |
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Summary
A Second World War Type 24 reinforced concrete pillbox shown on German map of defences in East Kent and visible on aerial photographs, on the Royal Military Canal East of Hythe.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1736 3473 |
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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 2050 AD)
Full description
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Pillbox [shown on German map of defences in East Kent]. Pillbox [Sector 4]. Cassini ref 612529. On Royal Military Canal E of Hythe. (1)
The pillbox referred to above (Source 1) is visible on aerial photographs and was mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. The type 24 pillbox is located on the north bank of the canal at TR 17360 34738 and faces south. (2)
Pillbox visible on Ordnance Survey Mastermap in 2016
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23816.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database. |
| <2> | (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number. |
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