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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43714 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Banked ditch, Worth |
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Summary
Banked ditch of possibly WWII date but unknown function, visible in 1945, located in Worth. This extant ditch surrounded by banking measured as a site 7.5 x 4m. The site was not visible in 2003.
| Grid Reference: | TR 35087 56798 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NE |
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| Parish: | WORTH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 2050 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD? to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Banked ditch of possibly WWII date but unknown function, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 [1], located in Worth. This extant ditch surrounded by banking measured as a site 7.5 x 4m at maximum dimensions, with the bank and ditch both measuring less than 2m in width. The site was not visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [2].
Located 170m to the SE was an area of extant banks (MWX43710) and 180m to the SW was another area of extent banks (MWX43709).
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<2> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3556 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <2> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3556 14-AUG-2003. |
