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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NE 220 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Lydden Spout Battery No. 2 Gun |
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Summary
During the Second World War a battery of three high-angle 6 inch guns was established at Lydden Spout. Each gun had a separate shell store and magazine. The guns were removed at the end of the war. The remains of No. 2 gun emplacement can still be seen.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2825 3886 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NE |
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| Parish: | HOUGHAM WITHOUT, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- COAST ARTILLERY BATTERY (Modern - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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During the Second World War a battery of three high-angle 6 inch guns was established at Lydden Spout. Each gun had a separate shell store and magazine. The guns were removed at the end of the war. The remains of No. 2 gun emplacement can still be seen.(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
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Verbal communication: John A. Guy. 2013. Verbal communication from John Guy, defence expert working in the Dover area. |
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