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Monument details

HER Number:TR 26 NE 1044
Type of record:Monument
Name:Castellated trench system with dugouts, near Birchington

Summary

Castellated trench system with dugouts was formerly located near Birchington. Cropmarks identified from aerial photographs. Recorded during an assessment of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaeology.

Grid Reference:TR 28791 68798
Map Sheet:TR26NE
Parish:BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • TRENCH (Modern - 1914 AD? to 1918 AD?)
Protected Status:Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Barrow Cemetery, field system, trackway, and WWI practice trenches

Full description

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Castellated Trench system with dugouts. Photographs (1,2).


<1> 1979, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10666.

<2> 1975, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10610.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Photograph (Print): 1979. Photograph. CJD 12-18 tr288688/5. print.
<2>Photograph (Print): 1975. Photograph. BTG 42-45 tr288688/4. print.