Monument record MWX43072 - A small network of anti-glider and anti-aircraft ditches in Stodmarsh Valley

Summary

A small network of anti-glider and anti-aircraft ditches are visible on 1941 aerial photographs. They appear to have been infilled by 1946.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 21463 61167 (178m by 113m)
Map sheet TR26SW
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish WICKHAMBREAUX, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A small network of ditches, dug to prevent aircraft landing during WWII, are visible on 1941 RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. Intermittent banking was also present on the south and east sides of the ditches. They appear to have been infilled by 1946 as they are no longer visible on RAF vertical aerial photographs of this date [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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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 3:34PM