TR 36 SW 50 - Probable WWII gun emplacement, Richborough

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Monument record TR 36 SW 50 - Probable WWII gun emplacement, Richborough

Summary

Circular feature appearing as a cropmark and lying within the scheduled area of Richborough Castle and amphitheatre. Interpretation of aerial photographs has shown that this feature is likely to be the remains of a WWII gun pit. It is located to the west of the visitor car park, south of the Roman fort at Richborough and was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage Richborough Environs Project

Location

Grid reference	TR 3229 6003 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR36SW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	ASH, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

MACHINE GUN EMPLACEMENT (ENCLOSURE, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

<1> AP (NMR TR 3260/18; 6 2 68) (OS Card Reference). SKE33738.

<2> English Heritage, 2001, Richborough, Kent: Report on Geophysical Surveys, September 2001 (Unpublished document). SKE13689.

<5> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.

<5> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

<5> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.

Sources/Archives (5)

<1> SKE33738 OS Card Reference: AP (NMR TR 3260/18; 6 2 68).
<2>XY SKE13689 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2001. Richborough, Kent: Report on Geophysical Surveys, September 2001. [Mapped feature: #66268 gun emplacement, ]
<5> SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping.
<5> SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
<5> SWX15705 Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions.

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None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: WWII gun emplacements, Richborough. (Monument) (MWX43472)

Related Events/Activities (4)

Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical Surveys, Richborough (Ref: 35/2001) (EKE9953)
Non-Intrusive Event: Richborough Environs Project, Kent Report on the Aerial Photographic Transcription and Analysis (EKE14473)
Non-Intrusive Event: Richborough Environs Project: Aerial Photography Analysis (Ref: AER/12/2002) (EWX10068)
Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)

Record last edited

Jul 30 2023 1:59PM