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Monument details

HER Number:TR 26 NE 1222
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible buried gun emplacement visible as parchmark.

Summary

Possible buried gun emplacement visible as parchmark. 1946 aerials indicates defensive line here also recorded as 'Klein-Kampfanlage' in 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map.


Grid Reference:TR 2664 6685
Map Sheet:TR26NE
Parish:ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

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Buried ?gun emplacement fndn visible as parchmark. 1946 aerials indicates defensive line here also recorded as Klein-Kampfanlage in 11.1940 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

MKE123871Part of: St Nicholas at Wade Second World War Defended Locality (Monument)