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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51419 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War slit trench |
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Summary
A Second World War slit trench is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The site has been levelled on aerial photograph taken in 1966. The site comprises a narrow ditch flanked by a spoil heap to the north. This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2).
| Grid Reference: | TR 2595 3865 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NE |
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| Parish: | CAPEL-LE-FERNE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SLIT TRENCH (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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A Second World War slit trench is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The site has been levelled on aerial photograph taken in 1966. The site is centred on TR 25952 38650 and comprises a narrow ditch flanked by a spoil heap to the north. This site has been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP (Component 2) (1-2).
<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1093 4001-4002 03-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SWX23795.
<2> RAF, 1966, NMR RAF/58/7170 0153-0154 06-JAN-1966 (Photograph). SWX23882.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1093 4001-4002 03-JAN-1946. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1966. NMR RAF/58/7170 0153-0154 06-JAN-1966. |
