Monument record TR 36 NE 407 - Two WWII bomb craters located close to Dumpton Gap playing field
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3909 6631 (39m by 22m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT |
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Full Description
Two Second World War bomb craters located close to Dumpton Gap playing field, mapped from military aerial photographs. Formerly believed to be two small ring ditches, single ditched, located from air photographs (RCHME AP) [1]. However after analysis of military aerial photographs for the SE Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey the circular features are now thought to be bomb craters.
The two craters are beside one another and have diameters of approximately 12m and were first visible in photographs from January 1941. (2) By May 1942 the western crater has a haystack over it and the eastern one is entirely backfilled. (3)
<1> RCHME, NMP Kent Pilot Project Crop Mark Transcription (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6448.
<2> RAF, 1941, RAF/26J/BRI/194 038 10-JAN-1941 (Photograph). SKE58488.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)
Record last edited
Mar 28 2025 4:02PM