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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43624 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Barbed wire obstructions, Dover |
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Summary
WWII barbed wire obstructions visible in 1941, 1942, 1945 and 1946, located in Dover. These entanglements encircled the outer defences of the W side of Western Heights (MKE7019 and NMR 468101). These features were not visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003.
| Grid Reference: | TR 30584 40381 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII barbed wire obstructions visible on aerial photography taken in 1941, 1942, 1945 and 1946 [1 to 7], located in Dover. These entanglements encircled the outer defences of the W side of Western Heights (MKE7019 and NMR 468101). As Western Heights is a large site which has already been mapped it has been excluded from the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey; therefore the full extent of the barbed wire was not mapped.
This wire spanned an area 800m x 1000m at maximum dimensions. The obstruction surrounded not only the Western Heights, but the Citadel Battery (Mke41972), a variety of military earthworks (MWX43465) (MWX43623) and bomb craters (MWX43596) (MWX43593). These features were not visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [8 and 9].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<8> 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.
<9> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3140 12-SEP-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <8> | 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. |
| <9> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3140 12-SEP-2003. |
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