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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43198 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII oval banked gun pit, Shell Ness, Pegwell Bay |
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Summary
WWII oval banked gun pit, Shell Ness, Pegwell Bay, visible in military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 33934 61611 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SW |
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| Parish: | WORTH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MACHINE GUN POST (Modern - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII oval banked gun pit, Shell Ness, Pegwell Bay, visible in military aerial photographs taken in 1946.
The bank of the gun pit is oval in plan with an entrance on the northern face, and has an internal diameter of 7m by 5m. The feature is first visible on photographs taken in January 1946 [1] and is still visible in April 1950 [2]. However it is no longer visible on the PGA data for the area taken in 2003 [3].
Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data (Graphic material). SWX15711.
<3> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, PGA Tile Ref: PGA_TR3361 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. |
| <3> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. PGA Tile Ref: PGA_TR3361 14-AUG-2003. |
