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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43264 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII rifle range, Sandwich Flats |
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Summary
WWII rifle range, Sandwich Flats comprising three rows of six rifle butts that appear in a variation of ditch and bank formations that are visible and mapped as earthworks from military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 34787 61442 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SW |
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| Parish: | WORTH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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WWII rifle range comprising three rows of six rifle butts that appear in a variation of ditch and bank formations. The rifle range is located on Sandwich Flats and has been mapped from military aerial photographs taken in February 1941 [1] and January 1946 [2]. The range is first visible in February 1941 [1] through to August 1947 [3]. By April 1950 only the butts closest to the water are visible and these remain apparent as earthworks by May 2008 [4-9].
<4> Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory, CCO 2008/TR3561sw (Photograph). SWX15703.
<5> Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory, CCO 2008/TR3561nw (Photograph). SWX15703.
<6> Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory, CCO 2008/TR3461sw (Photograph). SWX15703.
<7> Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory, CCO 2008/TR3461se (Photograph). SWX15703.
<8> Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory, CCO 2008/TR3461nw (Photograph). SWX15703.
<9> Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory, CCO 2008/TR3461ne (Photograph). SWX15703.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <4> | Photograph: Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory. CCO 2008/TR3561sw. |
| <5> | Photograph: Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory. CCO 2008/TR3561nw. |
| <6> | Photograph: Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory. CCO 2008/TR3461sw. |
| <7> | Photograph: Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory. CCO 2008/TR3461se. |
| <8> | Photograph: Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory. CCO 2008/TR3461nw. |
| <9> | Photograph: Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory. CCO 2008/TR3461ne. |
Related records
| MWX43263 | Part of: WWII training area on Sandwich Flats (Monument) |
