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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NE 149 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War anti-tank ditch, Huntsman Lane, Maidstone |
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Summary
A Second World War anti-tank ditch is indicated at Huntsman Lane by aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7705 5580 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NE |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TANK TRAP (TANK TRAP, Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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A Second World War anti-tank ditch is indicated at Huntsman Lane by aerial photographs. The ditch is part of an interrupted circuit of ditches that enclosed Maidstone. This section of the ditch ran roughly north-south from the junction of Vinters Road and Huntsman Lane to Ashford Road.(1)
<1> RCHME, NMP Kent Pilot Project Crop Mark Transcription (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6448.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Miscellaneous Material: RCHME. NMP Kent Pilot Project Crop Mark Transcription. [Mapped feature: #19371 anti tank trap, ] |
