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- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1000327
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Small pillbox of unknown shape buried or constructed very low in the ground with embrasures at ground level. Only 2 embrasures are visible. The pillbox may well be damaged as much debris surrounds the site.
(Source: Field Visit 1995/02/26)
Unusual small pillbox of variant form made of brick and concrete, almost completely overgrown and buried to embrasure level. Largely square, but with at least two embrasures protruding from the main structure. Fires SE/NE. Entrance on N side. Dangerous open, deep hole close by.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/12/04)
| Type of site | PILLBOX (VARIANT) |
|---|---|
| Location | Close to the railway line, S of sewage works, NW edge of Hornshurst Wood. |
| Area |
Rotherfield, Sussex, East, England |
| Grid reference |
TQ 55002 31880
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Bad |
| Materials | Clay Brick, Reinforced Concrete |
| Threats |
Type: Plant growth (Long Term) Detail: Pillbox rapidly disappearing under undergrowth. Type: Burial (Medium Term) Detail: The pillbox is now largely buried. |
| Recorder | Farthing, Geoff (Pillbox Study Group) |
| Defence grouping |
GHQ Line (East Sussex / Kent) - Section from Crowborough - Penshurst, passing to the W of Tunbridge Wells. |
| Photographs |
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| Adjacent sites | Pillbox (type 24) at TQ 550318. |
| DOB site reference: | S0000660 |
| Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 1995/02/26 Field Visit, On 2003/12/04 |
