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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51470 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War barbed wire obstructions |
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Summary
A linear section of Second World War barbed wire obstructions is visible on aerial photographs within the Hythe Firing Ranges (Monument Number 1531850), south of Palmarsh. The barbed wire forms part of the anti invasion defences and obstacles within the Hythe Ranges and was subsequently removed after the war.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1382 3298 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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A linear section of Second World War barbed wire obstructions is visible on aerial photographs within the Hythe Firing Ranges (Monument Number 1531850), south of Palmarsh and extends from TR 1375 3293 to TR 1388 3303. The barbed wire forms part of the anti invasion defences and obstacles within the Hythe Ranges and was subsequently removed after the war. The barbed wire obstruction was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. (1)
<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3098-3099 12-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SWX23802.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3098-3099 12-JAN-1946. |
Related records
| 1531850 | Part of: The post-medieval to 21st century military firing ranges at Hythe (Monument) |
