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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NW 399 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of an RAF bombing range, Kent International Business Park, Monkton and Acol parishes |
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Summary
A quantity of small arms cartridges and cannon shells were recovered during an archaeological investigation prior to construction of Kent International Business Park near Manston. As well as these smaller finds a "twelve pounder" bomb was recovered and identified by an RAF bomb disposal team. The discovery of these artefacts led to the identification of the site as a bombing range in use during the 1930's.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3138 6692 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NW |
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| Parish: | ACOL, THANET, KENT |
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| MONKTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- CARTRIDGE (Modern - 1918 AD? to 1939 AD?)
- (Modern - 1930 AD? to 1939 AD?)
Full description
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During excavations at the Kent International Business Park a quantity of small arms cartridges and cannon shells were recovered. In addition a "twelve pounder" bomb was recovered. It was identified by an RAF Bomb Disposal Team and is a good indivation that the site was used as a bombing range in the 1930's.(1,2)
<1> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, Thanet SMR, cropmark plot. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6443.
<2> Trust For Thanet Archaeology, 1997, Kent International Business Park, Manston 1994-97 (Unpublished document). SWX7104.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. Thanet SMR, cropmark plot.. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Trust For Thanet Archaeology. 1997. Kent International Business Park, Manston 1994-97. |
