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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 127 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War II infantry fire trench, near Cliffe Fort, Cliffe |
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Summary
A small L-shaped infantry fire trench, dating from World War II. Corrugated iron revettments and situated on a chalk mound. Identified but not accesible during a 2005 coastal survey.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7093 7691 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TRENCH (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD (between))
Full description
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Small L-shaped fire trench, situated on top of chalk debris mound. Revetted in cottugated iron, but gradally collapsing and filling up with debris (1) and site photographs (2,3). Area too overgrown to gain access during the 2005 coastal survey (4)
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Site visit by VTC Smith 1995 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9635.
<3> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9858.
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Site visit by VTC Smith 1995. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 1076. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4041. print. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
