Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

WWII barbed wire visible in 1942, located in Walmer. This single line of wire ran in a curving manner to form a rough L-shape which segmented the SW corner of a field. The wire itself was 168m long. The wire was no longer visible in 1946. The site was not visible in 2003 when the area had been developed upon.

Monument Types

• BARBED WIRE ENTANGLEMENT (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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WWII barbed wire visible on aerial photography taken in 1942 [1], located in Walmer. This single line of wire ran in a curving manner to form a rough L-shape which segmented the SW corner of a field. The wire itself was 168m long. The wire was no longer visible on aerial photography taken in 1946 [2]. The site was not visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [3] when the area had been developed upon.

Just to the S lay a WWII probable gun emplacement (MWX43654), and WWII earthworks (MWX43653), 65m to the SW lay a WWII military camp (MWX43651) and 55m to the SSE lay WWII defences around Walmer Castle (MWX43652).

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.

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