Monument record MWX43372 - Probable WWII Stop Line, Minster Marshes

Summary

Freshly constructed banking is visible flanking either side of a stream immediately north of the River Stour on early 1940s aerial photographs [1]. They appear to be associated with use of the stream as a stop line during WWII. The banks appear to have been levelled after the war and are not visible on recent aerial photographs of the area. This is part of a longer stop line system running between Cliffs End & Minster.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 31771 62938 (441m by 226m)
Map sheet TR36SW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Freshly constructed banking is visible flanking either side of a stream immediately north of the River Stour on early 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. These appear to be derived from fortification of the stream associated with its use as a stop line during WWII. The banks appear to have been levelled after the war and are not visible on recent aerial photographs of the area [2]. There do not appear to have been any other elements to the stop line in this area. These features are a segment of a stop line running between Cliffs End & Minster, further parts of it are recorded to the east as MWX43387.

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].


<2> Google Earth, viewed on 02/06/2010 (Graphic material). SWX15704.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

<3> 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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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 (4)

  • <2> Graphic material: Google Earth. viewed on 02/06/2010.
  • <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 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
  • <3> 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 (2)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Aug 19 2013 12:30PM