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Monument details

Summary

Probable anti-vehicle obstacle storage site of WWII date, first visible in 1942 and still present in 1946, located in St Margaret’s at Cliffe. Four rows of probable obstacles were visible in a field, along the edge of road. They may have been stored temporarily before being moved elsewhere. The site was no longer visible in 2007.

Monument Types

• ANTI TANK CALTROP (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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Probable anti-vehicle obstacle store of WWII date, first visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 [1] and still present in 1946 [2], located in St Margaret’s at Cliffe. Four rows of probable obstacles were visible in a field, along the edge of road, spanning 60m x 5.5m. Each feature was roughly 1m wide, making them too small to be anti-tank cubes. The site was no longer visible 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.

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