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PRN | 11588 | ||||
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Site or location name | Long Wood - Trench System 2 | ||||
Summary | |||||
Description | A crenelated pattern stretch of trench orientated northwest-southeast cut into the southwest-facing slope. The trench extends a distance of c.32.0m and measures up to 4.0m wide. The trench measures up to 1.40m deep. The parapet is located along the southern edge of the trench. The feature is located within an area of mature oak woodland. Though understood to have been constructed during the First World War, the date, purpose and individuals who constructed it are currently unknown. The trench is partially in-filled. No revetment to the edges of the trench is apparent. ' | ||||
Monument Type | TRENCH;TRENCH | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | EARTH | ||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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County | Copley | ||||
Site Location | Long Wood - Trench System 2 | ||||
Postcode | |||||
Map Reference | NGR: SE0833423045 (408334, 423045) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Fair (17-08-2018) | ||||
Threat | Erosion | ||||
Signif | Low | ||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | Christopher Atkinson - Celebrating Our Woodland Heritage (11-03-2018) | ||||
Copiled On | 17-08-2018 | ||||
Last Updated | 17-08-2018 |
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Image metadata | CSV | 590 Kb |
A crenelated pattern stretch of trench at Long Wood (Copley, Calderdale). Orientated northwest-southeast cut into the southwest-facing slope. Oblique drone photograph of trench from the northwest. (File name: 11588_1414.jpg) |
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