Thesaurus Term/Concept: SEAGULL TRENCH

Identifier 131258
Class DEFENCE OF BRITAIN
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A trench in the form of a flattened 'W' with a flat concrete roof covered in turf, supported on concrete pillars. The name derives from the resemblance to a child's drawing of a seagull in flight.

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Context Record
Monument Type MNF8456 Ludham Airstrip (Monument)
Monument Type MNF76088 Site of a possible Second World War seagull or practice trench (Cropmark and Earthwork)