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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 13 NE 243 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Various 19th and 20th century Miltary camp features, located at Shorncliffe Garrison |
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Summary
A number of features including, manholes, terraced areas, trenches, tracks, banks and structures dating from the 1800s to 1900s were observed during a walkover survey in 2014.
Grid Reference: | TR 1925 3578 |
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Map Sheet: | TR13NE |
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Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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| HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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| SANDGATE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A walkover survey took place at Shorncliffe Garrison in 2014 and identified various features from the 19th and 20th century. A military hospital training camp was prescent in 1870 and a number of the featuers are associated with this. Two manholes and a number of terraced areas are present dating to the 1930s onwards, They are observable as concrete structures. A terraced track is also observable dating to 1970 but is now overgrown and wooded. There are also a number of Military Camp training features such as trenches dating from 1914-1918. Significant goroups of trenches are present made up of standard traverse and zig-zag trenches as part on training. A brick structure is also present within the training area with signs of dereliction suggesting it was used for military purpose. There are also anti-invasion features present. These consist of more trenches, visible on 1940 aerial photographs, a number of banks, with a group of three surrounfing Martello tower. A built structure built out of curved concrete blocks is also present dating to 1940. (1)
<1> CgMs Consulting, 2014, Interpretative Walkover Survey. Land at Shorncliffe Garrison, Folkestone (Unpublished document). SKE31218.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | <1> | Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2014. Interpretative Walkover Survey. Land at Shorncliffe Garrison, Folkestone. |