Monument record MWX51577 - Possible Second World War battery, Dymchurch

Summary

Possible Second World War gun emplacements are visible on aerial photographs on the Dymchurch sea wall taken in 1942 and 1946. The gun emplacements may be the coastal battery recorded as Monument Number 1422545. The possible emplacements were subsequently removed after the war. Summary from record 1422545: A Second World War coastal battery for 4 x 6-inch breech-loading guns located at Dymchurch. The exact location of the coastal battery was not determined on aerial photographs at this location, however there are possible gun emplacements on the sea wall (Monument Number: 1531491) which may in fact be the coastal battery.

Location

Grid reference TR 1034 2943 (point) Centred
Map sheet TR12NW
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish DYMCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1376 5014-5015 04-APR-1946 (Photograph). SWX23806.

<1> Council for British Archaeology, 2002/6, Defence of Kent database (Digital archive). SWX23603.

<2> RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment (Unspecified Type). SWX23660.

<2> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/AC81/H19/140 166-167 26-AUG-1942 (Photograph). SWX23906.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Digital archive: Council for British Archaeology. 2002/6. Defence of Kent database.
  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1376 5014-5015 04-APR-1946.
  • <2> (No record type): RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF/AC81/H19/140 166-167 26-AUG-1942.

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 4:34PM