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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1423506 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | HOUGHAM BATTERY |
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Summary
Second World War concrete observation post, one of four at Great Farthingloe, with roof Machine Gun Post. On the cliffs South-East of West Hougham. This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2), and is part of Hougham Battery (NMR: 1423505).
| Grid Reference: | TR 2916 3924 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NE |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Observation post with roof M/G. On the cliffs SE of West Hougham. (1)
This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2), and is centred on TR 29048 39206. It is a part of Hougham Battery (NMR: 1423505) (2).
<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.
<2> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (Unspecified Type). SWX23720.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database. |
| <2> | (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number. |
Related records
| 1423505 | Part of: Hougham Battery (Monument) |
