Monument record MWX43243 - Cluster of WWII defences containing three military features located within a larger military site at Kingsgate

Summary

A circular gun pit with an internal diameter measuring 2.4m and constructed from earth; a sub-rectangular mound of earth with an unknown function; and a square structure measuring 3m squared. Less than 25m to the east is an L-shaped slit trench measuring 6.3m and is almost entirely surrounded with a bank. These are located within a larger military site at Kingsgate, and mapped from military aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 39250 71025 (54m by 32m)
Map sheet TR37SE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (4)

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)

Record last edited

Aug 14 2013 3:29PM