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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43565 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII defensive earthwork, Fan Bay |
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Summary
WWII defensive earthwork visible in 1942 and 1946, located in Fan Bay. The banked feature was roughly located NE of Fan Bay Battery (Mke41970) and may have been functionally linked to the battery. The earthwork was still visible in 1949 but was no longer visible in 2007.
| Grid Reference: | TR 35202 42968 |
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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
Full description
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WWII defensive earthwork visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 and 1946 [1, 2], located in Fan Bay. The banked feature was roughly 6m x 6m and was located 120m NE of Fan Bay Battery (Mke41970). Thus it may have been functionally linked to the battery. It also lay 260m S of Wanstone Battery (MKe17934 and Mke41971). The earthwork was still visible on aerial photography taken in 1949 [3], but was no longer visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2007 [4].
A transcription of the feature recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<4> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3542 28-APR-2007_Updates (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <4> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3542 28-APR-2007_Updates. |
