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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43415 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII military feature (possible mine laying training area), north of Deal |
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Summary
WWII military feature (possible mine laying training area), north of Deal. Mapped from military aerial photographs taken in 1946.
| Grid Reference: | TR 36960 54770 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35SE |
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| Parish: | SHOLDEN, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MINEFIELD? (Modern - 1942 AD to 1945 AD)
- PIT (Modern - 1942 AD to 1945 AD)
- TRAINING AREA? (Modern - 1942 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII military feature comprising a large sub-oval pit (measuring 20.2m by 8.5m) beside 15 circular pits that appear to be aligned in rows (with an average diameter of 2.5m). These features are thought to be a mine laying training area due to the alignment of the pits (similar to that seen in minefields on beaches - see MWX43270). These features are situated in the corner of a field north of Deal and have been mapped from military aerial photographs taken in February 1946 [1]. They are first visible in June 1942 [2] and are gone by April 1950 [3].
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) |
