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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43641 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII pillbox on beach, Kingsdown |
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Summary
WWII pillbox visible in 1941 and 1946, located on the beach at Kingsdown. The structure was located at the high water mark and was no longer visible in 2003.
| Grid Reference: | TR 38093 48664 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34NE |
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| Parish: | RINGWOULD WITH KINGSDOWN, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII pillbox visible on aerial photographs taken in 1941 and 1946 [1 and 2], located on the beach at Kingsdown. The structure measured approximately 4.5 x 3m. The feature was located at the high water mark between two lines of WWII beach scaffolding (MWX43630) and in an area of WWII earthworks on the beach (MWX43631). The pillbox was no longer visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [3] when the area was seen to be in the intertidal zone.
This feature is also recorded by the National Monuments Record as ‘Second World War reinforced concrete pillbox [Sector 6]. East of Kingsdown.’ (1428667).
A transcription of the feature recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<3> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3748 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <3> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3748 14-AUG-2003. |
