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Monument details

HER Number:	1532874
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	HYTHE RANGES

Summary

Three Second World War slit trenches are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs within the sandy dunes of the Hythe Firing Ranges (Monument Number 1531850) opposite Pennypot. The three adjacent slit trenches measure no more than 5.7meters in length. The trenches are located within a polygonal area of barbed wire obstructions, suggesting they were to be used as a defensive firing positions. A larger trench is also recorded nearby (Monument Number 1532876). The trenches were subsequently levelled after the war.

Grid Reference:	TR 1455 3381
Map Sheet:	TR13SW
Parish:	HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

SLIT TRENCH (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full description

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Three Second World War slit trenches are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs within the sandy dunes of the Hythe Firing Ranges (Monument Number 1531850) opposite Pennypot at TR 1455 3381 and has been mapped as part of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment NMP. The three adjacent slit trenches measure no more than 5.7meters in length. The trenches are located within a polygonal area of barbed wire obstructions, suggesting they were to be used as a defensive firing positions. A larger trench is also recorded nearby (Monument Number 1532876). The trenches were subsequently levelled after the war.

<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	Parent of: HYTHE RANGES (Monument)
MWX51423	Parent of: Second World War trench, Hythe Firing Ranges (Monument)
1531850	Parent of: The post-medieval to 21st century military firing ranges at Hythe (Monument)