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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 25 NE 218 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Second World War trenches in Crixhall Rough |
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Summary
Two L shaped ditches with corresponding mounds in the north-west corner of Crixhall Wood. It is possible that these were dug for use by the Home-Guard defending the line marked by the pill boxes in the area.
| Grid Reference: | TR 26500 55450 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR25NE |
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| Parish: | GOODNESTONE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SLIT TRENCH (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Full description
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Two L shaped ditches with corresponding mounds in the north-west corner of Crixhall Wood. It is possible that these were dug for use by the Home-Guard defending the line marked by the pill boxes in the area.
Identified during a inspection of Goodnestone Park and Estate during the preparation of a Heritage Landscape Management Plan (1).
<1> Nicola Bannister, 2001, Goodnestone Park and Estate: Heritage Landscape Management Plan (Unpublished document). SKE15949.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. 2001. Goodnestone Park and Estate: Heritage Landscape Management Plan. |
