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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43558 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII defensive features, Little Stonar, Sandwich |
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Summary
Sections of freshly constructed banking are visible flanking the northern side of a field drain on early 1940s aerial photograph. These appear to be defensive structures designed to impede landing of enemy aircraft or progress of enemy troops. A section of slit trench, possibly a covered firing position, is also visible between one of the easternmost banks and the field drain. They appear to have been levelled after the war and are not visible on recent aerial photographs of the area.
| Grid Reference: | TR 33179 58668 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NW |
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| Parish: | SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DEFENCE WORK (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Sections of freshly constructed banking are visible flanking the northern side of a field drain on early 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. These appear to be defensive structures designed to impede landing of enemy aircraft or progress of enemy troops. They are known as “enhanced drainage” and were created by digging out existing field drains. A section of slit trench, c.30m long, is also visible constructed between one of the easternmost banks and the field drain, and may represent a covered firing position [1].
They appear to have been levelled after the war and are not visible on recent aerial photographs of the area [2].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].
<2> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Tile ref: PGA_TR3358_2003-08-14.jpg (Graphic material). SWX15711.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.
<3> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <2> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Tile ref: PGA_TR3358_2003-08-14.jpg. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report. |
| <3> | Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions. |
