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Monument record TR 34 SW 565 - Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Langdon Hole
Summary
Site of a Second World War light anti aircraft (Diver) battery at Langdon Hole. This was armed with eight 20mm guns, and was manned by H3/2883 RAF Regiment when it was deployed here on 2nd August 1944. It formed part of the 71 Light Anti Aircraft Artillery Brigade deployment.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3429 4249 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR34SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
The gun position is located at the bottom of Langdon Hole. It comprises a 15m square earthwork enclosure, the bank of which measures 203m wide and between 0.3-0.5m high on the eastern sdie whilst ion the western side it is cut into the natural slope of the coombe. It may have been a WWI gun position as it appears as an earthwork in the aerial photographs. (1)
<1> Nicola Bannister, 1999, Langdon Cliffs Survey (Unpublished document). SKE6595.
<2> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945 (Monograph). SWX23707.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Langdon Cliffs Historic Landscape Survey (EKE4862)
Record last edited
Apr 29 2025 10:05AM