MWX43474 - WWII defences, north of Richborough fort

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Monument record MWX43474 - WWII defences, north of Richborough fort

Summary

Two sections of slit trenching are visible as earthworks on 1940s photographs. They are of castellated form and run along the cliff edge immediately north of Richborough fort. The features are not visible on recent aerial photographs and appear to have been plough-levelled.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 32523 60462 (48m by 238m)
Map sheet	TR36SW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	ASH, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

SLIT TRENCH (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

<2> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Tile Ref:PGA_TR3260_2003-08-14 (Graphic material). SWX15711.

<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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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> SWX15711 Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Tile Ref:PGA_TR3260_2003-08-14.
<3> SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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.
<3> SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
<3> SWX15705 Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions.

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None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (6)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Non-Intrusive Event: Richborough Environs Project: Aerial Photography Analysis (Ref: AER/12/2002) (EWX10068)
Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)

Record last edited

Aug 21 2013 1:41PM