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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1532878 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | HYTHE RANGES |
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Summary
Second World War barbed wire obstructions are visible on aerial photographs at within the Hythe Firing Ranges (Monument Number 1531850) opposite Pennypot. The barbed wire forms a polygon enclosing an area measuring about 273meters by 234meters. The barbed wire encloses two slit trenches recorded as Monument Number 1532874 and Monument Number 1532876. The barbed wire was subsequently removed after the war.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1464 3367 |
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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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Second World War barbed wire obstructions are visible on aerial photographs within the sandy dunes of the Hythe Firing Ranges (Monument Number 1531850) opposite Pennypot and have been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. The barbed wire forms a polygon enclosing an area measuring about 273meters by 234meters and centred at TR 1459 3377. The barbed wire also encloses two slit trenches recorded separately as Monument Number 1532874 and Monument Number 1532876. The barbed wire was subsequently removed after the war. (1)
<1> RAF, 1945, NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3068-3069 24-JUL-1945 (Photograph). SWX23835.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: RAF. 1945. NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3068-3069 24-JUL-1945. |
Related records
| MWX51423 | Parent of: Second World War trench, Hythe Firing Ranges (Monument) |
| 1532874 | Part of: HYTHE RANGES (Monument) |
| 1531850 | Part of: The post-medieval to 21st century military firing ranges at Hythe (Monument) |
