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Monument record TQ 56 SW 211 - Slit trenches in Lullingstone Park
Summary
Two small slit trenches, in Lullingstone Park.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5066 6414 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ56SW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | EYNSFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Two small slit trenches are located in Lullingstone Park, in the plantation below the golf buildings. In 1940 the army requisitioned the park to be used as a bombing decoy and they establishing a dummy airfield within the park. The purpose of the slit trenches may relate to the dummy airfield or perhaps be practice trenches.(1)
<1> Nicola Bannister, 2009, Lullingstone Park, Country Park, Nr Eynsford, Kent: Historic Environment Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE17035.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE17035 Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. 2009. Lullingstone Park, Country Park, Nr Eynsford, Kent: Historic Environment Assessment.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Desk based assessment for Lullingstone Park (EKE11297)
Record last edited
Feb 13 2017 10:58AM