Monument record TR 36 NW 1151 - Second World War defensive trenches discovered during the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011)
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3391 6531 (135m by 40m) |
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Map sheet | TR36NW |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
During the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) a short element in a Second world War zig-zag defensive ditch was discovered. The trench was not indicated on the plan in the report and so only an approximate position is given. (1)
Trench system visible as crop marks on 2007 and as earthworks 1946. RAF, 1946/7, 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run (Photograph). Previously recorded as MKE97922 (TR 36 NW 1220). (2)
A trench forming part of a Defence Line of Second World War date was visible as an earthwork (western half) in RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942 and as a cropmark (eastern half) in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007. The eastern half was being infilled by the time the RAF aerial photographs was taken in 1942; the western part was recorded as levelled in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. It was positioned just outside the perimeter track of RAF Manston. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (3-5)
<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1 (Unpublished document). SKE29279.
<2> RAF, 1946/7, 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run (Photograph). SKE31381.
<3> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.
<4> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 (Archive). SKE57110.
<5> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE29279 Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011. East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1.
- <2> SKE31381 Photograph: RAF. 1946/7. 1946/47 RAF aerial photograph run. Black and White. Print.
- <3> SKE57101 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942.
- <4> SKE57110 Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.
- <5> SKE57110 Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Intrusive Event: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) - Zone 18 and 18A (EKE22414)
- Event Boundary: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011 (EKE13407)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
Record last edited
Nov 26 2024 3:05PM