Monument record TR 34 NE 327 - Stag Point Battery

Summary

This Coast Battery was built in 1941 for two 6 inch guns as part of Britains coast defences.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3784 4811 (286m by 185m)
Map sheet TR34NE
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish RINGWOULD WITH KINGSDOWN, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

This battery was built to emplace two 6 inch guns with overhead cover, the magazines below ground at the side of each emplacement. The Battery Observation Post is set in the cliff face between the two guns. The domestic camp site was behind the gun emplacements. The site is now a Boy Scout Camp and some remains can be seen of the battery. Guns installed in March 1941, removed around 1944.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : Destroyed
Date of visit : 23/05/05


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Record last edited

Feb 20 2014 11:48AM