A gun emplacement and a weapons pit of Second World War date were visible as structures and earthworks in RAF/HLA/564 V 6012 01-JUN-1942. They stood close to the B2050 on the north-west approach to RAF Manston. A short length of slit trench was positioned immediately to their south-east, although it had been infilled by the time of this photography. They formed part of the defences on RAF Manston's north-west flank.They were recorded as levelled earthworks/demolished structures in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. They were 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/HLA/564 V 6012 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.