Monument record MWX43086 - Second World War pillbox located to the south of Dumpton Gap
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 39215 66165 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR36NE |
Civil Parish | RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Second World War pillbox located to the south of Dumpton Gap, mapped from aerial photographs taken in 1942.
The pillbox, located at 639293E 166163N, is a five sided structure measuring 6m in width.
It is first visible in January 1941 [1] and was mapped from photographs taken in May 1942 [2]. It is still visible in June 1980 and can be seen in aerial photographs taken by the Channel Coastal Observatory in 2008 [3].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [4].
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.
<4> 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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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)
- <4> SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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.
- <4> SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
- <4> SWX15705 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 4:37PM