Monument record MWX43091 - WWII bomb crater south of Dumpton Gap
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 38865 65921 (8m by 8m) |
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Map sheet | TR36NE |
Civil Parish | RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
WWII bomb crater located to the south of Dumpton Gap and visible in military aerial photographs.
The sub-circular crater has a length of 8m and is first visible in January 1941 [1], and was mapped from a photograph taken in May 1942 [2]. It is no longer visible by April 1946 [3]. The area has since been developed for housing.
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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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 SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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 SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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
Nov 18 2024 2:55PM