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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43682 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII earthwork, Walmer |
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Summary
WWII banked ditch visible in 1942 [1], located in Walmer. This feature was a linear ditch surrounded by external banking, located at the edge of a field. The site was no longer visible in 1946. The feature was not visible in 2003.
| Grid Reference: | TR 37671 49437 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34NE |
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| Parish: | WALMER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- DITCH (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- EARTHWORK (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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WWII banked ditch visible on aerial photographs taken in 1942 [1], located in Walmer. This feature was a linear ditch surrounded by external banking, located at the edge of a field. The site measured 11.5 x 5m at maximum dimensions, both the ditch and bank were less than 2m wide. The site was no longer visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 [2]. The feature was not visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [3].
The site lay 35m SW of an area of WWII linear ditches (MWX43671).
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: TR3749 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: TR3749 14-AUG-2003. |
