Monument record MKE124017 - Second World War gun emplacement
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 2746 6925 (12m by 13m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR26NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT |
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Full Description
The site of a Second World War embanked gun emplacement, part of the defences at Minnis Bay seen as an earthwork and mapped from RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7061 04-APR-1946, now levelled. This appears to have been attached to a trench built at the start of the war. This trench was subsequentlt incorporated into an anti-aircraft landing obstruction. Google Earth aerial photographs show a ring ditch within the site of the gun emplacement visible as a cropmark now the site has been levelled. It is not clear whether this is part of the the gun emplacement, the earlier trench system or an eariler ring ditch site. EARTH.GOOGLE.CO, 3/2022 ACCESSED 20-MAY-2024 This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024 (1-2).
<1> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/106G/UK/1378 FV 7061 04-APR-1946 (Archive). SKE57101.
<2> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, EARTH.GOOGLE.CO, 3/2022 ACCESSED 20-MAY-2024 (Archive). SKE57111.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
Record last edited
Oct 21 2024 1:02PM