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Monument details
| HER Number: | MKE123651 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Gun emplacement on Weatherlees Hill |
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Summary
A gun emplacement of Second World War date was visible as a structure in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5008 19-APR-1944.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3242 6272 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SW |
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| Parish: | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A gun emplacement of Second World War date was visible as a structure surrounded by a bank in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5008 19-APR-1944. It is a demolished structure on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-2)
<1> Historic England Archive, 1944, Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs, US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5008 19-APR-1944 (Archive). SKE57114.
<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Archive: Historic England Archive. 1944. Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs. US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5008 19-APR-1944. |
| <2> | Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. |
