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Monument record TQ 77 SE 1404 - A possible Second World War military training site, associated with Kingshill Camp
Summary
A possible Second World War military training site, associated with Kingshill Camp (Monument 1545609), has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. Features including slit trenches, gun emplacements, weapons pits and earth covered air raid shelters were visible, mainly as earthworks, over an area of about 3 hectares immediately to the north west of the camp. The open area in the centre of the site appears to have served as a playing field. The training site may also have been associated with a small military installation, possibly a searchlight battery (Monument 1545625), located adjacent to the north corner of Kingshill Camp.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 7752 7310 (241m by 272m) |
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Map sheet | TQ77SE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (6)
Full Description
<1> USAAF?, 1944, NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2064-5 27-MAY-1944 (Photograph). SKE56027.
<2> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4080 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE56052.
Sources/Archives (2)
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 12 2024 12:29PM