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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43517 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII earthwork, near St Margaret’s at Cliffe |
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Summary
WWII earthwork of unknown function visible on aerial photography taken in 1946, 1949 and 1950, located near St Margaret’s at Cliffe. The site was comprised of one bank with a backing ditch located 300m from the cliff edge. The site was no longer visible in 2007.
| Grid Reference: | TR 37705 45766 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34NE |
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| Parish: | ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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WWII earthwork of unknown function visible on aerial photography taken in 1946, 1949 and 1950 [1, 2, 3, 4], located near St Margaret’s at Cliffe. The site was comprised of one bank with a backing ditch located 300m from the cliff edge. The feature was 26m x 7m in total. The site was no longer visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2007 [5]. A similar feature was seen 450m to the SW (MWX43516).
A transcription of the feature recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<5> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3745 28-APR-2007_Updates (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <5> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3745 28-APR-2007_Updates. |
Related records
| MWX43516 | Part of: WWII earthwork, near St Margaret’s at Cliffe (Monument) |
