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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43595 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII ditched earthworks, Dover |
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Summary
An area of WWII ditched earthworks visible in 1942 and 1945, located in Dover. The function of these earthworks is unknown, but they lay 24m W of the Western Heights Citadel and likely had a military function. The features were still visible in 2007.
| Grid Reference: | TR 30635 40673 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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An area of WWII ditched earthworks visible on aerial photography taken in 1942 and 1945 [1, 2], located in Dover. The function of these earthworks is unknown, but they lay 24m W of the Western Heights Citadel and likely had a military function. The site measured 39m x 24m and was comprised of three linear ditches which resembled open rectangles of 6.5m x 4.5m, two short linear ditches, one small circular ditch 1.5m in diameter and a larger roughly circular ditch 6m in diameter. The features were still visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2007 [3].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography 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: TR3040 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: TR3040 28-APR-2007_Updates. |
