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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 NW 194 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War anti-tank obstacles, Port Lympne |
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Summary
Anti-tank obstacles in three rows are visible in 1946 aerial photographs running south from the road in the north-west corner of Port Lympne south of Danehill.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1013 3523 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13NW |
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| Parish: | LYMPNE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ANTI TANK OBSTACLE (TANK TRAP, Modern - 1940 AD to 1946 AD)
Full description
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Double, then triple, then double line of anti-tank 'pimples' running South from road, sandwiched between field boundary and private driveway. Approx. 120 blocks. In good condition, made of concrete. C. 1940. Approx. 200m West of footbridge to Port Lympne Wildlife Park. (1) Visible in 1946 aerial photographs. (2)
<1> CBA Defence of Britain Project, 1994, Defence of Britain Site Report, Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG (Bibliographic reference). SKE6447.
<2> RAF, 1946/7, 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run (Photograph). SKE31381.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: CBA Defence of Britain Project. 1994. Defence of Britain Site Report. Pers. Comm. David Burridge, KDRG. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1946/7. 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run. Black and White. Print. |
