Monument record BUT 064 - World War I practice trenches, visible on aerial photographs as earthworks.
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 38417 50139 (65m by 95m) |
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Map sheet | TM35SE |
Civil Parish | BUTLEY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
A military trench, probably dug for practice purposes, is visible on aerial photographs as a cropmark located to the east of Carmen's Wood, Butley parish, centred on circa TM384501. The main trench is laid out in a triangle roughly 60m to a side, while the trench itself is dug in a crenellated pattern. The crenellated form was intended to disperse the effects of an explosion in the event of a hit from enemy fire. A straight trench may lie on the outside edge of the triangle on the two eastern sides. Probable geological features and drainage trenches of a Post Medieval date may also be visible in this area as cropmarks but have not been recorded. (S1, S2)
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 24 2013 1:20PM