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Monument details

Summary

A probable WWII gun position is visible, defined by a bank, on the northern side of the River Stour at Little Stonar on 1940s aerial photographs. Examination of recent aerial photography indicates that these features appear to have since been plough-levelled.

Monument Types

• GUN EMPLACEMENT (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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A probable WWII gun position is visible on the northern side of the River Stour at Little Stonar on RAF vertical aerial photographs from the 1940s [1]. The gun position is defined by a bank, c. 2-3m wide and c-shaped in plan with an apparent entrance gap in its north-west, enclosing a sub-circular area measuring c.4m across. Examination of recent aerial photography indicates that these features appear to have since been plough-levelled [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_TR3458_2007-04-22.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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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.

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