Abbot S Cliff Sound Mirror. Abbot's Cliff Sound Mirror Folkestone, Mirror, Pixelstick The Abbot's Cliff mirror is at grid reference TR27083867, between Folkestone and Dover.It is very easy to find, simply follow the tarmac path along the cliff top, and you can't really miss it (it is a great big block of concrete, after all!). The sound mirror at Abbot's Cliff, between Folkestone and Dover in Kent, is one of the easier ones to access, being alongside a footpath.
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With stunning views on a clear day, the Port of Dover and France is visible Abbot's Cliff Sound Mirror was built in 1928 as part of a group of acoustic mirrors along the Kentish Channel Coast, and this one, near Capel Le Ferne in Folkestone, was one of a pair built to bracket the Acoustic Research Station at Hythe, the second one being in Denge
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They were designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft and this sound detecting acoustic. The sound mirror along Abbot's Cliff is along one of the England Coastal paths A forerunner of Radar, acoustic mirrors were built on the south and northeast coasts of England between about 1916 and the 1930s
Folkestone, Abbot’s Cliff, sound mirror viewpoint landscape Stock Photo Alamy. These sound or noise mirrors (sound mirrors) were created in the late 1920s, i.e The one here at Abbot's Cliff, built in 1928, is one of seven in Kent alone, strategically positioned to detect aircraft aiming to attack London.
The Abbot’s Cliff Sound Mirror on the white cliffs between Folkestone and Dover Stock Photo Alamy. A forerunner of Radar, acoustic mirrors were built on the south and northeast coasts of England between about 1916 and the 1930s The mirror is different in design to the Hythe one, as this dish is part of a concrete block, whereas the Hythe one is a rounded structure