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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51358 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War observation post |
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Summary
A Second World War observation post is visible as a building on aerial photographs taken in 1946, though the site has been demolished and removed on aerial photographs taken in 1966. This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2).
| Grid Reference: | TR 2596 3854 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NE |
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| Parish: | CAPEL-LE-FERNE, DOVER, KENT |
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Observation post.East Cliff, Folkestone. (1)
A Second World War observation post is visible as a building on aerial photographs taken in 1946, though the site has been demolished and removed on aerial photographs taken in 1966. The site is centred on TR 25965 38542. This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2) (2-3).
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1093 4001-4002 03-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SWX23795.
<3> RAF, 1966, NMR RAF/58/7170 0153-0154 06-JAN-1966 (Photograph). SWX23882.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1093 4001-4002 03-JAN-1946. |
| <3> | Photograph: RAF. 1966. NMR RAF/58/7170 0153-0154 06-JAN-1966. |
