Monument record TQ 77 SE 1405 - Second World War military installation, associated with Kingshill Camp

Summary

A Second World War military installation, comprising a possible searchlight battery or gun emplacement, three earth covered air raid shelters and an area of hard standing, has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The site is adjacent to, and probably associated with, Kingshill Camp (Monument 1545609) and a possible military training area (Monument 1545618).

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7773 7324 (75m by 71m)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (5)

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)

  • <1> Photograph: USAAF?. 1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2064-5 27-MAY-1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2064-5 27-MAY-1944.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4080 16-JAN-1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4080 16-JAN-1947.

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 12:35PM