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)
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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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> Graphic material: Google Earth. viewed on 07/06/2010.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
  • <4> 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