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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43627 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII military site, Kingsdown |
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Summary
WWII military site visible in 1946 and partially in 1941, located in Kingsdown. The site was located at the high water mark. The site was comprised of an open-ended enclosure, eight foxholes, two banks and a single line of barbed wire. This site was not visible in 2003 and part of the area was seen to be in the intertidal zone.
| Grid Reference: | TR 38014 48399 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34NE |
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| Parish: | RINGWOULD WITH KINGSDOWN, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENT (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- EARTHWORK (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY SITE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII military site visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 [1] and partially in 1941 [2], located in Kingsdown. The site measured 190 x 60m at maximum extents and was located at the high water mark. In 1941 only the single line of an open-ended enclosure was visible, perhaps represented by a line of barbed wire. In 1946 eight roughly circular ditches between 3.5m and 2m at maximum diameter were visible within this enclosure, probably foxholes. Two banks were also visible to the S of this feature. A single line of barbed wire enclosed this site to the S and continued along the coast to the S (MWX43628). This site was not visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [3 and 4] and part of the area was seen to be in the intertidal zone.
To the E lay a double line of WWII beach scaffolding which narrowed to just one line alongside this site (MWX43630).
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: TR3748 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
<4> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3848 14-AUG-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: TR3748 14-AUG-2003. |
| <4> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3848 14-AUG-2003. |
