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Monument details

HER Number:	MWX51423
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Second World War trench, Hythe Firing Ranges

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 trench system measures no more than 33meters in length. The trench is located within a polygonal area of barbed wire obstructions (Monument Number 1532878), suggesting this trench was to be used as a defensive firing position. Slit trenches are also recorded nearby (Monument Number 1532874). The trench was subsequently levelled after the war.

Grid Reference:	TR 1466 3376
Map Sheet:	TR13SW
Parish:	HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

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 1466 3376 and has been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. The short trench system measures no more than 33meters in length. The trench is located within a polygonal area of barbed wire obstructions (Monument Number 1532878), suggesting this trench was to be used as a defensive firing position. Slit trenches are also recorded nearby (Monument Number 1532874). The trench was subsequently levelled after the war. (1)

<1> RAF, 1945, NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3068-3069 24-JUL-1945 (Photograph). SWX23835.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	Photograph: RAF. 1945. NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3068-3069 24-JUL-1945.

Related records

1532878	Part of: HYTHE RANGES (Monument)
1532874	Part of: HYTHE RANGES (Monument)
1531850	Part of: The post-medieval to 21st century military firing ranges at Hythe (Monument)