Monument record MWX43096 - Three WWII bomb craters and surrounding upcast, to the north of Ramsgate Harbour

Summary

Three WWII bomb craters and surrounding upcast, to the north of Ramsgate Harbour, and mapped from military aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 38374 65449 (225m by 162m)
Map sheet TR36NE
Civil Parish RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Three WWII bomb craters and surrounding upcast located to the north of Ramsgate Harbour, and visible in military aerial photographs.

The sub-circular craters range in length from 2m to 7m and are first visible in January 1941 [1], and were mapped from photographs taken in December 1941 [2]. They are no longer visible by April 1946 [3].

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [4].


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

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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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

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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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

  • --- Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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.
  • --- Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
  • --- 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 2:48PM