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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43654 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII probable gun emplacement, Walmer |
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Summary
WWII probable gun emplacement visible in 1946, located in Walmer. The feature was not visible in 1942. This circular ditch with external banking measured approximately 5m in diameter. The emplacement was not visible in 2003 when the area had been developed upon.
| Grid Reference: | TR 37629 50452 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35SE |
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| Parish: | WALMER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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WWII probable gun emplacement visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 [1], located in Walmer. The feature was not visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 [2]. This circular ditch with external banking measured approximately 5m in diameter. The emplacement was not visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [3] when the area had been developed upon.
This feature was located 50m W of WWII barbed wire (MWX43655), 20m N of an area of WWII earthworks (MWX43653), 46m NE of a WWII military camp (MWX43651) and 60m NW of WWII defences around Walmer Castle (MWX43652). The defences around Walmer Castle included a similar gun emplacement.
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: TR3750 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: TR3750 14-AUG-2003. |
