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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51458 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War bomb crater |
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Summary
A large possible Second World War bomb crater is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork to the north-east of the sound mirrors at Denge (Monument Number 462809). This feature was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0770 2173 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR02SE |
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| Parish: | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Full description
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A large possible Second World War bomb crater is visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as an earthwork to the north-east of the sound mirrors at Denge (Monument Number 462809). This feature was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.
The bomb crater is centred at TR 0770 2174, approximately 145m to the north-east of the sound mirror site. The crater measures 19m in diameter and has a small banked rim around the edge. It is thought this may be a result of the loose shingle characteristic of the ground in this area, which would have been upcast by the explosion.
The bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946. By the time of the next available vertical aerial photograph of 1959; this area had been excavated as part of a gravel pit (1-2).
<1> 1946, NMR CPE/UK/1752 3002-3 21-SEPT-1946 (Photograph). SWX23759.
<2> RAF, 1959, NMR RAF/58/2778 0199-0200 01-MAY-1959 (Photograph). SWX23876.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: 1946. NMR CPE/UK/1752 3002-3 21-SEPT-1946. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1959. NMR RAF/58/2778 0199-0200 01-MAY-1959. |
Related records
| TR 02 SE 12 | Part of: Acoustic Sound Mirrors at Greatstone-on-Sea, Lydd (Monument) |
