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Monument record MWX43273 - WWII defensive features beside the coast at Sandwich Bay
Summary
Two phases of WWII defensive features comprising of slit trenching, accompanying banks, shallow excavated areas beside the trenching, several structures, gun pits and emplacements and barbed wire Located beside the coast at Sandwich Bay and mapped from military aerial photographs.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 35537 59337 (530m by 469m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR35NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | WORTH, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (9)
- SLIT TRENCH (Modern - 1939 AD to 1942 AD)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Modern - 1939 AD to 1942 AD)
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- STRUCTURE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (Modern - 1942 AD to 1945 AD)
- MACHINE GUN POST (Modern - 1939 AD to 1942 AD)
- MACHINE GUN EMPLACEMENT (Modern - 1939 AD to 1942 AD)
- MILITARY BUILDING (Modern - 1943 AD to 1945 AD)
- PILLBOX (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full Description
Sources/Archives (0)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)
Record last edited
Aug 14 2013 4:43PM