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Monument record TQ 77 SW 1154 - A probable Second World War bomb crater, first visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in May 1944
Summary
A probable Second World War bomb crater, first visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in May 1944, has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The feature appears as a clear crater surrounded by an area of up cast earth about 17m in diameter. It is located on the lower slopes of the western end of Deangate Ridge. This is one of four evenly spaced bomb craters running up the end of the ridge to the Chattenden Magazines and Lodge Hill Camp.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 7490 7243 (20m by 20m) |
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Map sheet | TQ77SW |
County | KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> USAAF?, 1944, NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3059 27-MAY-1944 (Photograph). SKE56103.
<2> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 3086 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE56030.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
Record last edited
May 24 2024 11:32AM