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Monument Number 1187854
Hob Uid: 1187854
Location : West Sussex Chichester Singleton
Grid Ref : SU8775011050
Summary : Second World War remains at The Trundle, noted during the 1995 RCHME survey of the hillfort (SU 81 SE 21) and causewayed enclosure (SU 81 SE 52) include a large number of fox holes and slit trenches cut into the rampart and counterscarp bank of the hillfort. Two VHF Direction Finding Stations were sited within the hillfort during the war. Each originally held four wooden masts, only one of which now survives. A concrete foundation located roughly midway between the two Stations supported a corrugated iron "nissen"-type structure. All these features fall within the scheduled area of the Trundle. Note however that the modern radio stations, including the surviving World War Two mast, are excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath them is included.
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Source details : RCHME: Industry and Enclosure in the Neolithic: The Trundle/St Roche's Hill
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Source details : English Heritage Schedule Entry 27-APR-1998
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Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : World War II
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Slit Trench, Weapons Pit, Nissen Hut, Shelter, Radar Station
Evidence : Earthwork, Ruined Building, Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 31201
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 81 SE 60
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Relationship type : General association

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Monument Number 1187854