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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43316 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII rifle range, on the coast east of Worth |
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Summary
WWII rifle range comprising seven butts, situated on the coast east of Worth and mapped from military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 36418 56692 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NE |
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| Parish: | WORTH, DOVER, KENT |
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Full description
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WWII rifle range comprising one row of seven rifle butts that appear in a variation of ditch and bank formations. The rifle range is located facing out to sea on the Royal Cinque Ports Golf Course east of Worth and has been mapped from military aerial photographs taken in September 1946 [1]. The range is first visible in May 1942 [2] and is still visible in April 1950 [3] and partially visible in August 2003 [4].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<4> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3656 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <4> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3656 14-AUG-2003. |
Related records
| MWX43263 | Part of: WWII training area on Sandwich Flats (Monument) |
