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PRN | 10564 | ||||
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Site or location name | Cromas Wood Trenches | ||||
Summary | |||||
Description | A line of First World War crenellated fire trenches visible as crop marks survive in this area. These trenches were part of the Swale anti-invasion defence line. Trenches visible as crop marks on July 2013 aerial photograph courtesy of Google Earth. | ||||
Monument Type | TRENCH;TRENCH | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
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Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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Site Location | Cromas Wood Trenches | ||||
Postcode | |||||
Map Reference | NGR: TQ8651563833 (586515, 163833) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Uncertain (29-11-2017) | ||||
Threat | Ploughing | ||||
Signif | Low | ||||
Related Sites | |||||
Cranbrook Wood trenches (HFL Ref:10563), Keycol Hill Trenches (HFL Ref: 10562) | |||||
Source | |||||
Historic England (nd) Anti-invasion and Coastal Defences. Historic England. https://historicengland.org.uk/research/current/discover-and-understand/military/the-first-world-war/first-world-war-home-front/what-we-already-know/land/anti-invasion-coastal-defences/ | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | Chris Kolonko - Home Front Legacy | ||||
Copiled On | 29-11-2017 | ||||
Last Updated | 29-11-2017 |
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Image metadata | CSV | 590 Kb |
Cromas Hill Trenches, Boyces Hill (Newington, Swale, Kent). A line of crenellated fire trenches visible as crop marks survive in this area. (File name: 10564_1167.jpg) |
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