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Monument details
| HER Number: | MKE123652 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | First World War slit trench on Weatherlees Hill |
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Summary
A slit trench of probable First World War date was visible as an earthwork in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5008 19-APR-1944.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3246 6270 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SW |
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| Parish: | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SLIT TRENCH (Modern - 1914 AD? to 1918 AD?)
Full description
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A slit trench of probable First World War date was visible as an earthwork in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5008 19-APR-1944. The feature is a levelled earthwork on LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 07-DEC-2017. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-2)
<1> Historic England Archive, 1944, Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs, US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5008 19-APR-1944 (Archive). SKE57114.
<2> Environment Agency, 2017, 2019, LIDAR Environment Agency 1m DTM, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 07-DEC-2017 (Archive). SKE57108.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Archive: Historic England Archive. 1944. Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs. US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5008 19-APR-1944. |
| <2> | Archive: Environment Agency. 2017, 2019. LIDAR Environment Agency 1m DTM. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 07-DEC-2017. |
