Monument record MCC8697 - Site south of Sobraon barracks

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Probable WWII slit trenches and a number of v-shaped banked features, which probably make up a military training area.

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Grid reference Centred TL 994 236 (696m by 209m)
Map sheet TL92SE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Probable WWII slit trenches and a number of v-shaped banked features, which probably make up a military training area. They appear as earthworks on early RAF vertical aerial photography. <1><2>

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  • <1> AP: RAF. unknown. CPE/UK/2300/5167-5171.
  • <2> Map: Ingle, CJ, Strachan, D, Tyler, S and Saunders, H. 1993-2012. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. TL92SE.

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Nov 3 2015 11:41AM

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