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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43574 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Earthwork, South Foreland |
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Summary
WWII linear ditched feature visible in 1946 and located in South Foreland. The function of the feature was unknown. It was still visible in 1976 and 2007.
| Grid Reference: | TR 35428 42801 |
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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 linear ditched feature visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 [1] and located in South Foreland. The ditch was 38m long, orientated NE-SW and lay at the cliff edge. Its function is unknown, but was probably defence. The feature was still visible on aerial photographs taken in 1976 [2] and 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: TR3542 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: TR3542 28-APR-2007_Updates. |
