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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43603 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible gun position or shelter, Dover |
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Summary
WWII possible gun position or shelter visible in 1942 and 1945, located in Dover. This site lay 50m W of the North Centre Bastion of Western Heights (MKE7019 and NMR 468101) midway down the slope. The feature was no longer visible in 2003 when the site was under grassland.
| Grid Reference: | TR 30986 40927 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full description
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WWII possible gun position or shelter visible on aerial photography taken in 1942 and 1945 [1 and 2], located in Dover. This site measuring 14m x 10m lay 50m W of the North Centre Bastion of Western Heights (MKE7019 and NMR 468101) midway down the slope. It was banked with two roughly circular ditched features, which may represent a defensive position, or an entrance. The feature was no longer visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [3] when the site was under grassland.
This site lay in an area of WWII features, alongside was one potential small barrage balloon site (MWX43606), a military building (MWX43605) and two large cut features (MWX43602 and MWX43604).
A transcription of the feature 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 12-SEP-2003 (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 12-SEP-2003. |
