TR 37 SE 405 - Rifle range and targets, Palm Bay and Foreness Point, Margate

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Monument record TR 37 SE 405 - Rifle range and targets, Palm Bay and Foreness Point, Margate

Summary

A rifle range, targets and a flagstaff are marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map at Palm Bay and Foreness point. The targets are also marked on the 2nd edition map (c.1896-1898). There is no trace of these features on any of the later edition maps.

Location

Grid reference	TR 3815 7150 (point) Centred on
Map sheet	TR37SE
Civil Parish	MARGATE, THANET, KENT
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

FIRING RANGE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1898 AD?)

Full Description

<1> Untitled Source, Wessex Arch DBA 1997 (Unpublished document). SKE6451.

<2> N/A, Ordnance Survey Map. Old Monarch record with attached monuments, 1st ed 6" OS map. (Map). SKE6458.

<3> 1941, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10097.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE6451 Unpublished document: Wessex Arch DBA 1997.
<2> SKE6458 Map: N/A. Ordnance Survey Map. Old Monarch record with attached monuments. 1st ed 6" OS map..
<3> SWX10097 Photograph (Print): 1941. Photograph. 25. print.