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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51424 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War trench, Hythe Firing Ranges |
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Summary
A Second World War trench is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs within the sandy dunes of the Hythe Firing Ranges (Monument Number 1531850) opposite Pennypot. The short v-shaped trench system measures no more than 32meters in length. The trench was subsequently levelled after the war.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1476 3387 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TRENCH (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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A Second World War trench is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs within the sandy dunes of the Hythe Firing Ranges (Monument Number 1531850) opposite Pennypot at TR 1476 13387 and has been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. The short v-shaped trench system measures no more than 32meters in length. The trench was subsequently levelled after the war. (1)
<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3114-3115 12-JAN-1946 (Photograph). SWX23803.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1112 3114-3115 12-JAN-1946. |
