Monument Number 1544006 |
Hob Uid: 1544006 | |
Location : Medway Cliffe and Cliffe Woods
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Grid Ref : TQ7343275034 |
Summary : A rectangular concrete structure, probably a Second World War anti tank pillbox, is visible on aerial photographs and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The structure is located adjacent to an anti tank ditch which is part of a Stop Line (Amie Monument Number 1542577), constructed in 1940 across the south western third of the Hoo Peninsula, from the Medway to the Thames. This pillbox appears to be part of the supporting defences of the Stop Line. |
More information : TQ 7343 7503. A rectangular concrete structure, probably a Second World War anti tank pillbox, is visible on aerial photographs and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The structure is located adjacent to the east side of an anti tank ditch (AMIE Monument Number: 1418664) which is part of a Stop Line (AMIE Monument Number 1542577) constructed in 1940 across the south western third of the Hoo Peninsula, from the Medway to the Thames. This pillbox appears to be part of the supporting defences of the Stop Line and is associated with other pillboxes to the south on the west side of the anti tank ditch (AMIE Monument Numbers: 1418672 and1543680). Traces of this structure are visible on Google Earth aerial photographs in 2011. (1-4)
This pillbox is located within the edge of an orchard, and may have been recorded as part of Monument 1418672. (5) |