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Monument details

HER Number:1423477
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Second World War gun emplacement, part of the Capel Battery

Summary

Site of Second World War gun emplacement, part of the Capel Battery, which mounted 2 x 4.5in guns. On cliffs East of Capel-le-Ferne, and South of West Hougham. The available aerial photographs which cover this area have been examined as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2), and this site has been described as a part of its parent record, Lydden Spout battery (NMR: 1423481).

Grid Reference:TR 2810 3870
Map Sheet:TR23NE
Parish:HOUGHAM WITHOUT, DOVER, KENT

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2 x 4.5in guns. On cliffs E of Capel-le-Ferne, and S of West Hougham. (1)

The available aerial photographs which cover this area have been examined as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2), and this site has been described as a part of its parent record, Lydden Spout battery (NMR: 1423481) (2).


<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.

<2> RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment (Unspecified Type). SWX23682.

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): RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment.