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Monument Number 915720
Hob Uid: 915720
Location : East Riding of Yorkshire Mappleton, Hornsea
Grid Ref : TA2159346244
Summary : World War II trench, Hornsea seen on 1945 air photograph. Destroyed by coastal erosion by 1992.
More information : TA 2159 4623. Trench. This infantry trench, is positioned to the north of Rolston Camp. It has a stepped plan, the so-called steps acting as traverses. The site was plotted from aerial photographs dated 1945 by the Fortress Studies Group. When the FSG visited the site in 1992 as part of the Holderness Survey the trench was found to have been destroyed by the effects of coastal erosion. (1-1a) The monument is also visible as earthworks on air photographs examined as part of the Rapid Coastal Assessment Survey of the Yorkshire and Humber Estuary. The trench is flanked by barbed wire visible as structure. Due to coastal erosion the monument no longer survives. (2) This infantry trench is to the north of Rolston Camp and was surrounded by barbed wire. It has a stepped plan, the steps acting as traverses. Destroyed by 1992. (3)

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Source details : Roger Thomas/13-APR-1992/FSG,RCHME:Holderness Survey
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Source Number : 1a
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Source details : Aerial Photograph: Sortie 106G/LA216 4023
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : RAF 106G/LA/212 3293 13-Apr-1945
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Source Number : 3
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Source details : Gazetteer Reference HO144, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : World War II
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Trench, Barbed Wire Obstruction
Evidence : Destroyed Monument, Structure, Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TA 24 NW 27
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : THEMATIC SURVEY
Start Date : 1992-04-09
End Date : 1992-04-13

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2006-05-12
End Date : 2007-05-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 915720