WWII slit trenches visible on aerial photography taken in 1942 and 1945 [1 and 2], located in Dover. This record represents a concentrated area of slit trenches, all of which followed a crenulated pattern. The longer trenches were mostly flanked by banking, while the shorter trenches seem to have been just ditched. The area was 480m x 200m. Some of the ditches were still just visible as cropmarks on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2007 [3 and 4].

These trenches were located S of a military complex (MWX43542), N of Langdon Battery (Mke41979) and NE of a military prison (MKe17270). They cut across another military site (MWX43543) and military water reservoirs (MKE17287). Additional slit trenches were seen to the W (MWX43577 and MWX43578) and E (MWX43580 and MWX43581).

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.

<3> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3342 28-APR-2007_Updates (Graphic material). SWX15711.

<4> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3442 28-APR-2007_Updates (Graphic material). SWX15711.