Cropmarks of First or Second World War practice trenches (EHER 48312)

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Summary

Cropmarks of extensive practice trenches, stretching across a large area of the field are visible on aerial photographs. The trenches are straight cut crenulations in two long lengths and could be longer than the cropmarks show. The ditches could date from either the First World War or the Second World War

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Grid reference	Centred TL 7726 0336 (449m by 297m)
Civil Parish	DANBURY, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX

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Cropmarks of extensive practice trenches, stretching across a large area of the field. The trenches are straight cut crenulations in two long lengths and could be longer than the cropmarks show. The ditches could date from either the First World War or the Second World War. <1>

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<1> SEX71591 Aerial Photograph (Digital): Saunders, H.. 2013. EX13/06/257-262.

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