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Monument details

HER Number:TR 36 NW 1207
Type of record:Monument
Name:Approx site of uncertain Second World War site on Luftwaffe reconnaissance map

Summary

Approx site of 'uncertain arrangement of unknown type' on Luftwaffe reconnaissance map (1940). Possibly the Germans were confused by golf course features.


Grid Reference:TR 3105 6985
Map Sheet:TR36NW
Parish:BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • MILITARY SITE? (Modern - 1940 AD? to 1945 AD?)

Full description

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Approx site of 'uncertain arrangement of unknown type' 11.1940 map Possibly they were confused by golf course features. (1,2)


<1> 1940, Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940 (Map). SKE31323.

<2> Mark Samuel, 2015, Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel (Verbal communication). SKE30957.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Map: 1940. Aerial reconnaissance map created by the Luftwaffe (Germain Air Force) in 1940.
<2>Verbal communication: Mark Samuel. 2015. Defence of Thanet Project: verbal communication from Mark Samuel.