Monument record MWX43052 - WWII bomb craters northeast of Fordwich

Summary

A line of six WWII bomb craters are visible on early 1940s aerial photgraphs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 18068 60045 (205m by 205m)
Map sheet TR16SE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish FORDWICH, CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish WESTBERE, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A line of six WWII bomb craters are visible on early 1940s RAF vertical aerial photgraphs [1]. They are likely to be from the same raid. It is unclear if they remain as earthworks as current aerial pphotographs [2] show the area as covered in dense scrub.
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].


<2> Google Earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

<3> 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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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 (4)

  • <2> Graphic material: Google Earth.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
  • <3> Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)

Record last edited

Aug 12 2013 2:05PM