MWX43556 - WWII gun position, Little Stonar, Sandwich

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Monument record MWX43556 - WWII gun position, Little Stonar, Sandwich

Summary

A probable WWII gun position is visible on the northern side of the River Stour at Little Stonar on aerial photographs taken in 1945. The gun position is defined by a bank constructed on the crest of a pre-existing flood bank. It is the central position of three such features built onto this section of flood bank which appear to have been built in the latter stages of WWII. Their relatively late construction date in WWII may indicate at defensive role associated with the use of Richborough Port in the D-Day landings.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 33005 58503 (12m by 10m)
Map sheet	TR35NW
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

GUN EMPLACEMENT (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

<3> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Tile ref: PGA_TR3358_2003-08-14.jpg (Graphic material). SWX15711.

<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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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> SWX15711 Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Tile ref: PGA_TR3358_2003-08-14.jpg.
<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 SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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 SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Aug 23 2013 3:38PM