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Monument details
| HER Number: | 1534146 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | HYTHE RANGES |
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Summary
Three Second World War bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs, at the west end of the Hythe firing ranges (Monument Number 1531850). The craters are the result of enemy bombing on this part of the Kent coastline. The craters were subsequently levelled after the war.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1316 3242 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Three Second World War bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs, at the west end of the Hythe firing ranges (Monument Number 1531850) and have been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. The craters are centred at TR 1303 3234, TR 1316 3242 and TR 1323 3270 and were the result of enemy bombing on this part of the Kent coastline. The craters were subsequently levelled after the war. (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 | Parent of: The post-medieval to 21st century military firing ranges at Hythe (Monument) |
