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Pillbox; no specification.
(Source: Book 1977)
Type FW3/22 pillbox. Concrete-faced. The structure is badly cracked.
(Source: Field Visit 2000/08/29)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/22) |
---|---|
Location | On Royal Military Canal near Gigger Green Bridge, E of Ruckinge. |
Area |
Aldington, Kent, England |
Grid reference |
TR 069 342
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Bad |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Collapse (Immediate) Detail: One of the walls is badly cracked and the roof could collapse. |
Recorder | Urquhart, Cyril |
Defence grouping |
South East Command: Stop Line (Romney Marsh) - Stop Line from Rye (East Sussex) to Sandgate E of Hythe (Kent), following the line of the Royal Military Canal. |
Photographs |
(1) - exterior view (DIGITISED). |
DOB site reference: | S0008225 |
Reference |
1977 A Handbook of Kent's Defences |
Event |
Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2000/08/29 |