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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NE 154 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War anti-tank ditch north of Mote Park, Maidstone |
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Summary
A Second World War anti-tank ditch indicated by aerial photographs.The ditch was part of an interrupted circuit enclosing Maidstone. A section of the ditch was excavated in a 2010 evaluation.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7704 5556 |
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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 indicated by aerial photographs.The ditch was part of an interrupted circuit enclosing Maidstone. This section ran between the railway and the River Len (1).
A 2010 archaeological evaluation excavated part of the anti-tank ditch (trench 2). It was up to 8 m wide and up to 1.6 m deep (2)
<1> RCHME, NMP Kent Pilot Project Crop Mark Transcription (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6448.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2010, Land adjacent to Tolhurst Court, Turkey Mill, Maidstone, Kent, Archaeological evaluation report (Unpublished document). SKE52235.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: RCHME. NMP Kent Pilot Project Crop Mark Transcription. |
| <2>XY | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2010. Land adjacent to Tolhurst Court, Turkey Mill, Maidstone, Kent, Archaeological evaluation report. [Mapped feature: #108064 anti tank ditch, ] |
