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Monument details

HER Number:1532868
Type of record:Monument
Name:HYTHE RANGES

Summary

Second World War barbed wire obstructions are visible on aerial photographs at Palmarsh, either side of the Dynmchurch Road. The barbed wire obstructions surround an entrance to the Hythe firing Ranges (Monument Number 1531850). The barbed wire was subsequently removed after the war.


Grid Reference:TR 1363 3328
Map Sheet:TR13SW
Parish:HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

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

Full description

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Second World War barbed wire obstructions are visible on aerial photographs at Palmarsh, either side of the Dynmchurch Road at TR 1365 3325 and have been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. The barbed wire obstructions surround an entrance to the Hythe firing Ranges (Monument Number 1531850). The barbed wire was subsequently removed after the war. (1)


<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3098-3099 12-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SWX23802.

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<1>Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3098-3099 12-JAN-1946.

Related records

1531850Part of: The post-medieval to 21st century military firing ranges at Hythe (Monument)