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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 26 NE 1221 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible buried gun emplacement visible as parchmark. |
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Summary
Possible buried gun emplacement visible as parchmark. 1946 aerial photos indicates a defensive line here. Also recorded in 1940 on a Luftwaffe reconnaissance map
| Grid Reference: | TR 2662 6685 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR26NE |
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| Parish: | ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Possible buried gun emplacement visible as parchmark. 1946 aerial photos indicates a defensive line here. Also recorded in 1940 on a Luftwaffe reconnaissance map. (1,2,3)
This feature is now recorded as part of MKE124430, mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024.
<1> RAF, 1946/7, 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run (Photograph). SKE31381.
<2> 1940, Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940 (Map). SKE31323.
<3> Mark Samuel, 2015, Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel (Verbal communication). SKE30957.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: RAF. 1946/7. 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run. Black and White. Print. |
| <2> | Map: 1940. Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940. |
| <3> | Verbal communication: Mark Samuel. 2015. Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel. |
Related records
| MKE123871 | Part of: St Nicholas at Wade Second World War Defended Locality (Monument) |
