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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 34 SW 2410 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII bomb craters to the north east of Dover Castle |
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Summary
Six large WWII bomb craters located to the east of Dover Castle and visible on aerial photography dated to 1942 and 1945. These craters were subsequently infilled and as of 2007 no above-ground remains were visible. (location accurate to the nearest 5m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 33123 42027 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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| GUSTON, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Six large WWII bomb craters located to the east of Dover Castle and visible on aerial photography dated to 1942 [1] and 1945 [2]. These large craters and their upcast were subsequently infilled / levelled and as of 2007 no above ground remains were visible [1].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
Only five craters are flagged up.
<1> Google Earth, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 2-MAY-2007 ACCESSED 26-AUG-2010 (Graphic material). SWX15704.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Graphic material: Google Earth. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 2-MAY-2007 ACCESSED 26-AUG-2010. [Mapped feature: #5582 Bomb Craters, ] |
