Monument record TQ 77 SE 254 - A probable Second World War bomb crater, first visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in May 1944

Summary

A possible 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 small crater surrounded by an area of up cast earth about 21m in diameter. It is located on the north facing slope of Deangate Ridge, 168m outside the northern perimeter of the Lodge Hill Armaments Depot between the north eastern corner of the fence and a section of the Hoo Stop Line.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7682 7441 (27m by 27m)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HIGH HALSTOW, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> USAAF?, 1944, NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2064-5 27-MAY-1944 (Photograph). SKE56027.

<2> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4081 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE55977.

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 4081 16-JAN-1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4081 16-JAN-1947.

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 22 2024 1:53PM