Monument record MWX51316 - LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT (DIVER) BATTERY DUNGENESS 1

Summary

A Second World War barbed wire enclosure and four bomb craters are visible on aerial photographs as a structure and earthworks to the south of Romney Sand Station, at Greatstone-on-Sea. It is possible that this barbed wire enclosure may have been the site of the anti aircraft battery recorded 50m to the north-west on the basis of documentary evidence (Monument Number 1478121), although this is unclear These features were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project. Summary from record 1478121: A light anti-aircraft (Diver) battery was previously noted from documentary sources as being deployed near Romney Sand Station during the Second World War. This area was surveyed as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project, but the anti aircraft battery was not visible on aerial photographs of 1946 at the grid reference specified. However, the site of the former battery may be indicated by a barbed wire enclosure located 50m to the south-east (Monument Number 1533956).

Location

Grid reference TR 0818 2170 (point) Centred
Map sheet TR02SE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

<1> Dobinson, C., Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945, pp 220 (Monograph). SWX23707.

<1> 1946, NMR CPE/UK/1752 3002-3 21-SEPT-1946 (Photograph). SWX23759.

<2> RAF, 1959, NMR RAF/58/2778 0199-0200 01-MAY-1959 (Photograph). SWX23876.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Dobinson, C.. Operation Diver : England's Defence Against the Flying Bomb, June 1944-March 1945. pp 220.
  • <1> Photograph: 1946. NMR CPE/UK/1752 3002-3 21-SEPT-1946.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1959. NMR RAF/58/2778 0199-0200 01-MAY-1959.

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) (EWX10073)

Record last edited

Jan 17 2014 2:29PM