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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1423503 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | HOUGHAM BATTERY |
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Summary
Second World War reinforced concrete non-hexagonal pillbox. On the coast, at Samphire Hoe Country Park South-east of West Hougham. 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 2908 3921 |
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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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Non-hexagonal pillbox. On the coast, at Samphire Hoe Country Park SE of West Hougham. (1)
This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2) (2).
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23720.
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. |
Related records
| 1423505 | Part of: Hougham Battery (Monument) |
