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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SW 1076 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Probable Second World War anti-tank gun emplacement or pillbox at the edge of Ratly Hills Wood, near Cliffe Woods |
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Summary
This feature is recorded in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line in the Hoo Peninsula. This feature comprises a probable Second World War anti-tank gun emplacement or pillbox at the edge of Ratly Hills Wood, on the lower part of a north west facing slope near Cliffe Woods. It was no longer visible on photographs in 1992.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7438 7354 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77SW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Probable Second World War anti-tank gun emplacement or pillbox at the edge of Ratly Hills Wood, near Cliffe Woods |
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Full description
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This feature was reported in the English Heritage report on the Second World War Stop Line in the Hoo Peninsula. The report states: " A probable Second World War anti-tank gun emplacement or pillbox is located at the edge of Ratly Hills Wood, on the lower part of a north west facing slope near Cliffe Woods. It overlooks a gap in the stop line. Condition - The feature was recorded on aerial photographs taken between 1942 and 1961 but was no longer visible on photographs taken in 1992. Current condition unknown." (1)
<1> historic england, 2014, Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31599.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: historic england. 2014. Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes. Research Report 9-2014.. |
Related records
| TQ 77 SE 1322 | Part of: Second World War Stop Line: Hoo St Werburgh to Higham Marshes, Hoo Peninsula, Kent (Monument) |
