Data copyright © Council for British Archaeology unless otherwise stated
This work is licensed under the ADS Terms of Use and Access.
Council for British Archaeology
92 Micklegate
York
YO1 6JX
England
Tel: +44 (0)1904
Fax: 671417
Anti-tank cones (2ft 6ins high), now set by the side of the road, but probably originally from a roadblock site here. The cones have holes in them at the top to take posts so that they can be moved.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/02/18)
Type of site | CONE |
---|---|
Location | On the E side of the lane leading N from Chafford Bridge - on the grass verge. |
Area |
Penshurst, Kent, England |
Grid reference |
TQ 516 403
(Scale: 1:25000
)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: The anti-tank blocks are overgrown. |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (East Sussex / Kent) - Section from Crowborough - Penshurst, passing to the W of Tunbridge Wells. |
DOB site reference: | S0008240 |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, During 1997 Field Visit, On 2000/02/18 Field Visit, In the period 1994 1998 |