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Abbot's Cliff Sound Mirror

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Abbot's Cliff Sound Mirror

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    1. Abbot's Cliff Sound Mirror – Abbot's Cliff Sound Mirror loop from Folkestone West

    35.7km

    02:19

    540m

    540m

    Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    April 27, 2023

    A forerunner of radar, acoustic mirrors were built on the south and northeast coasts of England between about 1916 and the 1930s. The ‘listening ears’ were intended to provide early warning of incoming enemy aircraft.

      January 19, 2025

      These sound mirrors were created in the late 1920s, the period between the two world wars. Although today they remind the walker passing by of a modern sculpture, they were not planned and built as works of art, but rather had a military background: the inward-curved surface was intended to capture the sounds coming from the sea - like a radio telescope - and thus provide early warning of surprise enemy aircraft attacks.

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        Location: Hougham Without, Dover, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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