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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43116 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII coastal defence features to the west of Ramsgate Harbour |
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Summary
WWII coastal defence features to the west of Ramsgate Harbour, including a pillbox, other military buildings, gun pits and barbed wire, visible on military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 37582 64226 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SE |
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| Parish: | RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENT (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MACHINE GUN POST (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY BUILDING (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII coastal defence features to the west of Ramsgate Harbour visible on military aerial photographs. This small complex of military features comprise a pillbox (Mke39426), three other military buildings, and two gun pits, all of which are partially enclosed with barbed wire.
The pillbox to the east of the monument is hexagonal and is 4.5m wide - more information regarding the pillbox can be found in record Mke39426. Less than a metre to the south of the pillbox is a rectangular military building measuring 6.25m by 3.9m.
Sixty metres to the west of these structures are two circular gun pits surrounded by sandbags in February 1941 [1] and by May 1942 [2] the outer bank looks lower and disturbed. The internal diameter of the western gun pit is 2.7m and the eastern one is 3m. The two features are just over 2m apart.
Lying on the cliff edge is another military building measuring 6m by 3.6m, and 50m to the NW in between two lengths of barbed wire is the last rectangular military building, measuring 6.5m by 5m.
Two lengths of barbed wire positioned in a parallel manner is present in an L-shape enclosing most of the military features, with gaps for movement through. The outer length approximately measures 143m and the inner one measures 70m.
All the features within this complex are first visible in February 1941 [1] and have either been mapped from this photo or a later one taken in May 1942 [2]. These features have all been removed or demolished by January 1946 [3] or April 1946 [4].
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