Monument record TQ 77 SE 1439 - A small gun emplacement or slit trench, probably dating to the Second World War

Summary

A small gun emplacement or slit trench, probably dating to the Second World War, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The site comprises two parallel banks about 9m long, on either side of a ditch. It is located on Hoo Common near a Second World War military camp , and may be associated with it. Several other gun emplacements and slit trenches are located in the immediate vicinity. Alternatively, the gun emplacement could be associated with First World War practice trenches and redoubts in the same area. This part of Hoo Common is noted on a War Department map of Lodge Hill field defences, 1914-16, as part of the "New field works ground", the greatest extent of which (Monument 1545095) was located to the west, below Chattenden Barracks.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7592 7157 (10m by 7m)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

<1> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/HLA/617 6101 20-JUN-1942 (Photograph). SKE56110.

<2> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2303 5215 10-SEP-1947 (Photograph). SKE58401.

<3> Public Record Office, 1914, PRO: WO 78/4400 Chatham Field Defences 8.11.1914 (Archive). SKE58402.

<4> Historic England, Archive material (Archive). SKE58363.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF/HLA/617 6101 20-JUN-1942. NMR RAF/HLA/617 6101 20-JUN-1942.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2303 5215 10-SEP-1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/2303 5215 10-SEP-1947.
  • <3> Archive: Public Record Office. 1914. PRO: WO 78/4400 Chatham Field Defences 8.11.1914.
  • <4> Archive: Historic England. Archive material.

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

Jan 9 2025 3:49PM