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Monument record TQ 77 SE 239 - Site of probable Second World War gun emplacement
Summary
A Second World War military installation, comprising gun emplacements or weapons pits and small structures and enclosures distributed over an area of about 4.5 hectares, has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The site lies along the south side of Ratcliffe Highway to the west of, and possibly associated with, Kingshill Camp. The installation was shown on a German map of November 1940, where it was identified as a machine gun emplacement. The featuers are insubstantial, and had largely been removed by 1947.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7716 7281 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
<1> English Heritage, 2013, Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Bibliographic reference). SKE31432.
<2> Historic England, 2012, National Mapping Programme survey: Hoo Peninsula (Digital archive). SKE32442.
<3> USAAF?, 1944, NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2064-5 27-MAY-1944 (Photograph). SKE56027.
<4> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4081 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE55977.
<5> Foot W., 2006, Beaches, fields, streets and hills: the anti-invasion landscape of England, 1940 (Bibliographic reference). SKE55976.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE31432 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2013. Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project.
- <2> SKE32442 Digital archive: Historic England. 2012. National Mapping Programme survey: Hoo Peninsula.
- <3> SKE56027 Photograph: USAAF?. 1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2064-5 27-MAY-1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2064-5 27-MAY-1944.
- <4> SKE55977 Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4081 16-JAN-1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4081 16-JAN-1947.
- <5> SKE55976 Bibliographic reference: Foot W.. 2006. Beaches, fields, streets and hills: the anti-invasion landscape of England, 1940.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series no 21-2013) (EKE15020)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series No. 21-2013) (EKE15021)
Record last edited
May 13 2024 11:30AM