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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43407 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII military defence features, north of Deal |
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Summary
WWII military defence features, north of Deal comprising structures and a circular trench. Mapped from military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 37194 54864 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35SE |
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| Parish: | SHOLDEN, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DEFENCE WORK (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY BUILDING (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- TRENCH? (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII military defence features, situated in the Cinque Ports Golf Links, north of Deal. The features comprise two military structures, a possible circular trench and a structure on top of a mound (possibly a golf tee) and were mapped from a series of military aerial photographs taken in June 1942 [1].
The rectangular gabled buildings measure 9m by 5m and 4m by 1.7m and are situated beside one another. The larger building is first visible on OS historic mapping Epoch 2 from 1899 [2] whilst the smaller one is first visible in February 1941 [3]. Paths and a road are visible around the buildings and infer their use during the war. A circular ditch feature is apparent around 30m to the NE of these buildings. It is situated on top of a mound and may be used as an observation point and was first visible in August 1941 [4]. A length of enclosing barbed wire (354m long) is apparent to the east of these features, and is first visible by February 1942 [5]. To the east is a circular structure positioned on top of a square golf tee that was first visible in August 1941, although the function of which is unknown.
The barbed wire is no longer visible by February 1946 [6] and the circular structure on the golf tee mound by April 1950 [7], whereas the structures and the circular ditch are gone by June 1980 [8].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898, Tile Ref: 18TR3754 (Map). SWX11832.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. Tile Ref: 18TR3754. |
Related records
| MWX43396 | Part of: WWII complex of coastal defence features on the coast of Sandwich Bay, north of Deal (Monument) |
