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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51394 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War pillbox, Hougham Coastal battery |
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Summary
A Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox is visible as a building on aerial photographs taken in 1945, though it has been demolished on aerial photographs taken in 1983. The pillbox on the north eastern corner of Hougham Coastal battery (NMR: 1423505). This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2).
| Grid Reference: | TR 2925 3966 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NE |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Pillbox [Sector 5]. Cassini ref 731576. South of Farthingloe. (1)
A Second World War pillbox is visible as a building on aerial photographs taken in 1945, though it has been demolished on aerial photographs taken in 1983. The pillbox is centred on TR 29251 39668, on the north eastern corner of Hougham Coastal battery (NMR: 1423505). This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2).
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23836.
<3> 1983, NMR MAL19083/122-124 12-JUL-1983 (Photograph). SWX23786.
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. |
| <3> | Photograph: 1983. NMR MAL19083/122-124 12-JUL-1983. |
Related records
| 1423505 | Part of: Hougham Battery (Monument) |
