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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43520 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII earthwork, St Margaret’s at Cliffe |
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Summary
WWII earthwork of unknown function visible in 1946, located in St Margaret’s at Cliffe. The banked enclosure may have formed the foundation of a military structure and lay alongside a length of barbed wire and associated features. The site was no longer visible in 1950 or 2007.
| Grid Reference: | TR 36498 44013 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SE |
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| Parish: | ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII earthwork of unknown function visible on aerial photography taken in 1946 [1], located in St Margaret’s at Cliffe. This banked enclosure may have formed the foundation of a military structure. The feature was 23m x 15m in total, with banks of 1.5 – 4.5m thick, and lay alongside a length of barbed wire and associated features (MWX43519). The site was no longer visible on aerial photographs taken in 1950 [2] or on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2007 [3].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<3> 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 | | <3> | 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. |
