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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43509 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Four bomb craters, St Margaret’s at Cliffe |
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Summary
Four WWII bomb craters visible in 1942, 1946 and 1950, located in St Margaret’s at Cliffe. The two craters lay either side of a single length of barbed wire. The crater lying furthest to the SE was visible as a cropmark in 2007, the rest were not visible.
| Grid Reference: | TR 36509 44888 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SE |
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| Parish: | ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT |
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Full description
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Four WWII bomb craters visible on aerial photography taken in 1942, 1946 and 1950 [1, 2, 3], located in St Margaret’s at Cliffe. The craters measured on average 8m in diameter, spanning an area 170m x 70m, with two craters lying either side of a single length of barbed wire (MWX43510). The crater lying furthest to the SE was visible as a cropmark on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2007 [4], the rest were not visible.
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<4> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3644 28-APR-2007_Updates (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <4> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3644 28-APR-2007_Updates. |
