Monument record MWX43063 - Second World War military defence features, south of Broadstairs Harbour

Summary

Second World War military defence features (gunpits and trenches) on the coast to the south of Broadstairs Harbour, mapped from aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 39725 67259 (37m by 41m)
Map sheet TR36NE
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Second World War military defence features visible as earthworks and is located on the coast to the south of Broadstairs Harbour, mapped from aerial photographs taken in 1942.

The features include three circular gun emplacements located less than 2m from one another in a triangle. These gun pits are thought to be constructed from sandbags and have an average internal diameter of 2.85m. Around the boundary of property there are three trench and bank features, presumably associated with the gun emplacements and also the property.

These features are first visible in, and have been mapped from, aerial photographs taken in May 1942 [1] and are gone by April 1946 [2].

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].


<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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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 (3)

  • <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 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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 3:42PM