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Anti-tank ditch behind anti-tank cubes and rampart, apparently formed from pre-existing water course. Filled with water. Seen on APs and still surviving today.
(Source: Field Visit 2001/06/28)
Type of site | ANTI TANK DITCH (NATURAL IMPROVED) |
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Location | W of Cuckmere Haven, nr. River Cuckmere. |
Area |
Seaford, Sussex, East, England |
Grid reference |
TV 51532 97809
(Scale: 1:10000
)
TV 5144 9777 (Scale: 1:10000 ) |
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Good |
Materials | Earthwork |
Recorder | Foot, William (English Heritage Defence Areas Project) |
Defence grouping |
Sussex coast defences - Defences of the East and West Sussex coastlines, and their immediate hinterland. Sussex coast defences (Cuckmere Haven) - Fortifications protecting the coastal valley of the River Cuckmere, East Sussex. |
Photographs |
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DOB site reference: | S0014829 |
Reference |
1947 CPE/UK 1947 22 47F/20//MULTI(4)58 Sqdn (frame 2006) |
Event |
Construction, During 1940 Field Visit, On 2001/06/28 |