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Monument record MWX43387 - Probable WWII Stop Line, Ebbsfleet to St Augustine's Well
Summary
Freshly constructed banking is visible flanking field drains running between RAF vertical aerial photographs. The banks form a near continuous barrier; east of Ebbsfleet Farm, the drains lie only on the seaward side whereas to its west, banks flank both sides of the drains. The barrier is also extended southwards from Ebbsfleet Farm to the coast road. The earthworks appear to be derived from fortification of the drains into a barrier forming 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 a segment of a stop line running between Cliffs End & Minster, further parts of it are recorded to the west as MWX43372.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 33501 63091 (1813m by 1781m) |
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Map sheet | TR36SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<3> Google Earth, viewed on 07/06/2010 (Graphic material). SWX15704.
<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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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 (4)
- <3> SWX15704 Graphic material: Google Earth. viewed on 07/06/2010.
- <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 SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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 SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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 (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)
Record last edited
Aug 19 2013 1:17PM