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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 37 SE 1341 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Massive broken slab of concrete in cliff face with void below it. |
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Summary
Massive broken slab of concrete in cliff face with void below it. Possible beach defence or look-out point. A 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map shows a 'Klein-Kampfanlage' defence site here
| Grid Reference: | TR 3605 7138 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR37SE |
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| Parish: | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DEFENCE WORK? (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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Massive broken slab of concrete in cliff face with void below it. Possible beach defence or look-out point. A 1940 Luftwaffe reconnaissance map shows a 'Klein-Kampfanlage' defence site here (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. |
