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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43404 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII circular gun emplacement, north of Deal |
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Summary
WWII circular gun emplacement, north of Deal, and mapped from military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 37237 55190 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NE |
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| Parish: | SHOLDEN, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A possible WWII gun emplacement, situated beside the beach on Sandwich Bay, north of Deal, and mapped from military aerial photographs. The circular gun emplacement has a diameter of 8.4m with a central structural pintle on which the gun was attached.
This feature was first visible in and mapped from military aerial photographs taken in August 1941 [1] and was gone by August 1943 [2].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
Related records
| MWX43396 | Part of: WWII complex of coastal defence features on the coast of Sandwich Bay, north of Deal (Monument) |
