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Monument record TQ 87 NE 1217 - Second World War slit trench
Summary
A Second World War slit trench located immediately to the south of Grain Fort at the northern end of the 19th Century military road linking Grain Fort and Dummy Battery. Wartime photographs show the trench lying adjacent to a line of barbed wire obstruction, part of the extensive anti-invasion defences and lines of barbed wire obstructing the coast of the Isle of Grain. These were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 8905 7651 (7m by 5m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ87NE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A Second World War slit trench located at TQ 8906 7652, immediately to the south of Grain Fort at the northern end of the 19th Century military road linking Grain Fort and Dummy Battery. Wartime photographs show the trench (a zig-zag ditch with 5 sections) lying adjacent to a line of barbed wire obstruction, part of the extensive anti-invasion defences and lines of barbed wire obstructing the coast of the Isle of Grain. These were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. (1)
<1> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF/26/UK 920 32 23-MAR-1942 (Photograph). SKE55967.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE55967 Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF/26/UK 920 32 23-MAR-1942. NMR RAF/26/UK 920 32 23-MAR-1942.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
Record last edited
Mar 20 2026 6:23PM