Monument record MWX51339 - Second World War coastal battery, Dungeness
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TR 0803 1659 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR01NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The Second World War coastal battery is centred at TR 0803 1659, and measures approximately three metres east to west and two metres north to south. The coastal battery structure is particularly clearly visible on oblique aerial photographs of 1941, which show it to be a tall rectangular structure, at least as tall as the anti-invasion beach scaffolding to its rear (Monument Number 1533475), with a large opening facing towards the sea. By the time of the vertical aerial photographs of 1973, the battery structure had been removed (1-3).
<1> RAF, 1941, NMR TR0816/3 RAF/GHQ/156 0644 27-MAY-1941 (Photograph). SWX23626.
<2> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1725 3091-2 10-SEPT-1946 (Photograph). SWX23819.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1973, NMR OS/73183 600-1 16-MAY-1973 (Photograph). SWX23788.
<4> Historic England, Archive material (Archive). SKE58353.
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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
Dec 5 2024 1:27PM