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World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a coastal defence installation constructed during the Second World War. The site contains the physical evidence of gun emplacements and associated structures typical of heavy anti-aircraft gun positions established to protect against aerial attack during the period of German air operations over southeast England. The monument represents the substantial investment in air defence infrastructure undertaken across Kent and other threatened regions following the commencement of intensive bombing campaigns from 1940 onwards. As a scheduled monument, the site retains archaeological significance for the study of wartime military organisation and the material culture of British air defence during the conflict.
World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020307. View the official record →
World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm, is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a coastal defence installation constructed during the Second World War.
World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020307.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Palaeolithic site (3.8 km), Bishop's palace at Halling (5.2 km), Bell barrow in Shoulder of Mutton Wood (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.