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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NE 33 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of anti-tank ditch, Capel-le-Ferne |
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Summary
Site of a large Wolrd War Two anti-tank ditch running between Old Dover Road and New Dover Road.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2505 3845 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NE |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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| CAPEL-LE-FERNE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ANTI TANK DITCH (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- STOP LINE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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The site of a large zigzagging World War Two anti-tank ditch in Capel-le-Ferne. It ran north-south inland from the cliff top with the largest part between Old Dover Road and New Dover Road. Where New Dover Road crossed the ditch there was a probable temporary roadblock to the east The ditch ran for c. 340m and was c. 10-15m wide. Part of an anti-tank stop line that crossed the village. The line was continued north-northwest by anti-tank pimples. Visible on aerial photographs of 1946 (Photo Ref: 106g 30th April 1946 3436 and 4435). No apparent trace visible on modern images but site not visited. Some local subsidence reported possibly as a result of the ditch fill settling (1).
<1> 2009, Email from Mr John Oliver (Verbal communication). SKE15795.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Verbal communication: 2009. Email from Mr John Oliver. |
Related records
| MWX51520 | Part of: Second World War anti tank ditch (Monument) |
