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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 1042 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Former camp for RAF Swingate |
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Summary
During the Second World War a camp was established for personnel working at the Swingate radar station. The camp originally consisted of huts but these have all now been demolished.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3386 4431 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Second World War Former camp for RAF Swingate, St Margaret's at Cliffe |
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Full description
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During the Second World War a camp was established for personnel working at the Swingate radar station. The camp originally consisted of huts but these have all now been demolished.(1)
<1> John A. Guy, 2013, Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area (Verbal communication). SKE24831.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Verbal communication: John A. Guy. 2013. Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area. |
